The proverbial ink not even dry from the 11th Circuit’s refusal to stay two marriage rulings, Alabama is going to the Supreme Court.

Late this morning, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a response to Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange’s motion to stay two federal rulings on same-sex marriage. The Court’s response: “denied.”

Barely an hour had passed when Strange announced he is taking his battle to the U.S. Supreme Court.

“TheÂ stayÂ shouldÂ remainÂ inÂ placeÂ untilÂ February 9, 2015, when it is presently scheduled to expire, while the Attorney General seeks aÂ stay from the Supreme CourtÂ of theÂ United States,Â and toÂ avoid further confusion,” Strange writes in his response to the 11th Circuit’s refusal.

“Attorney General Strange will file such a motion with the Supreme Court of the UnitedÂ States today or tomorrow. The factors that led this Court to stay its order until February 9, toÂ permit theÂ AttorneyÂ General toÂ seekÂ aÂ stay fromÂ theÂ appellateÂ court,Â applyÂ equally toÂ theÂ AttorneyÂ Generalâ€™s opportunity to place the issue before the United States Supreme Court, which willÂ decide the merits this term.”

Strange warns Judge Granade to not remove her stay on her two rulings any earlier than FebruaryÂ 9.

“In addition, the officials who enforce Alabamaâ€™s marriage laws have likely relied on theÂ presentÂ expirationÂ dateÂ ofÂ FebruaryÂ 9Â asÂ theyÂ haveÂ consideredÂ theÂ applicationÂ ofÂ thisÂ Courts [sic]Â orders to their duties. An abrupt change in the expiration date of this Courtâ€™s stay would likelyÂ add to the confusion.”

Exactly what “confusion” Strange does not state. Sounds more like a need for communication than delay.

Meanwhile, attorneys for Cari Searcy and Kimberly McKeand,Â two plaintiffs in one of the marriage cases, have a warning of theirÂ own.

As same-sex couples wait to marry, “children will be born, partners and spouses will get sick, and some will die.”

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Hat tip: Equality Case Files

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