The Supreme Court of North Carolina will be possibly tackling the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state on Monday as seven petitions regarding the issue have already been forwarded to the court.

One of the couples awaiting the court's decision, Bonnie Everly and Lyn Judkins, are hopeful that the issue will be discussed this coming week as the court reportedly failed to act on the forwarded petitions last week.

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The couple, who are from Chesterton, said that they are not at all disappointed about the issue not being resolved last week, but pointed out that none of the seven petitions has been rejected yet. Hence, they are anticipating "only the best".

Bonnie and Lyn are among the plaintiffs in the Baskin versus Bogan case, which has been filed in March and continues to tackle the issue of homosexuality in Indiana. According to Paul Castillo, the attorney of the plaintiffs from Lambda Legal, if the Supreme Court will be tackling the issue on Monday, then the petitions will either be denied or relisted on Friday.

If and when the court delays the said conference again, the same-sex couples affected by the issue will still be experiencing the inequality caused by not having the same rights as other married couples, added Castillo.

Although the United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals already announced on September that they have struck all marriage bans concerning same-sex couples in Indiana and Wisconsin, the former still does not allow acknowledge same-sex marriages.

If the Supreme Court decides to tackle the petitions, sources say that it might take several weeks before the decision will be announced as the state ban on same-sex marriages and other states' refusal to recognize such relationship should still be considered.

The Supreme Court will be starting their 2014 term on Monday. Annually, the justices typically resolve 75 cases from the 9,000 petitions filed.

As of today, 19 states have already legalized same-sex marriage while 31 states have not yet lifted their bans on the said issue.

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