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By Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Sunday denied a request from Proposition 8 supporters to halt the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in California.
Dozens of same-sex weddings have taken place in the state since Friday, following the Supreme Court?s decision on Wednesday to overturn Proposition 8 ?? which had banned gay marriage.
More same-sex marriages are expected take place on Sunday in accordance with the Pride parade and a VIP reception for newly-married couples in San Francisco.
Prop. 8 supporters said the Friday start-date of same-sex unions came three weeks too soon since they still have 25 days to request another hearing, according to a news release from the Alliance Defending Freedom, an anti-gay marriage group.
?As a formality, the high court said it would not make the judgment on Prop. 8 final until that time passed.
Even so, Kennedy turned down the appeal, without additional comments.
?The more than 7 million Californians that voted to enact Proposition 8 deserve nothing short of the full respect and due process our judicial system provides,? said ADF senior counsel Austin R. Nimocks in a statement.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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