The United State Supreme Court allowed the rulings of the appellate courts regarding same-sex marriages in five states to stay put on Monday-an unexpected move that astounded the advocates of gay marriage as this could potentially signify the possibility of finally having a nationwide legal acceptance of the right of same-sex couples to marry.

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This move permitted same-sex couples to marry in the five states in question, namely, Utah, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Virginia, and Indiana. Within hours following the aforementioned declaration, gay and lesbian partners rushed to obtain their licences and wed officially.

Analysts assert that the Supreme Court's decision to allow the rulings of the appellate courts to stand may mark the point of no return with respect to this issue. The said decision had been handed down to the public absent any explanation from the ruling justices.

To demonstrate the gravity of the decision, as well as the potential to make such move permanent, the Williams Institute located at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law shared that this could prompt roughly two-thirds of the population of same-sex couples throughout the country to move to states where their unions could be considered legally binding.

Hence, if the justices of the Supreme Court decide to once again tackle the issue next year or in their subsequent terms, the decision to overturn a decision celebrated by majority of the nation's states could be highly unattractive, as explained by Walter E. Dellinger III.

"The more liberal justices have been reluctant to press this issue to an up-or-down vote until more of the country experiences fay marriage," elucidated Dellinger, who had been an acting solicitor general for the United States during the Clinton administration.

"Once substantial part of the country has experienced gay marriage, then the court will be more willing to finish the job," he further explained.

On the other hand, the opponents of gay marriage expressed their disappointment over Monday's affair.

John C. Eastman, a law professor at Chapman University, exclaimed that such move was "beyond preposterous". He claimed that the people should be the ones to decide on the sensitive issue rather than the federal courts.

"The court's decision not to take up this issue now means that the marriage battle will continue," stated Byron Babione, an attorney working with the group Alliance Defending Freedom.

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