A short note on breaking news. Judge Richard Gergel had ordered South Carolina to follow the Fourth Circuit ruling and allow same-sex marriage, but he allowed a brief stay for the attorney general to seek a stay from the Fourth Circuit. Today the Fourth Circuit denied the stay - which makes sense since the AG was trying to reverse the ruling on marriage equality the Fourth Circuit had already issued, and which the Supreme Court had let stand.
So that means that the stay is lifted and South Caroiina now has marriage equality. The AG, Alan Wilson, immediately appealed to the Supreme Court for a stay (knowing he would lose he probably had it ready to go). The Supreme Court justice to hear that appeal is Roberts, who could deny the motion, or grant a brief stay to allow the whole Court to hear and deny the motion - which is perhaps most likely.
Immediately after all this, Judge Michele Childs issued her order in the Bradas v. Haley case, holding that the plaintiff there, with an out of state marriage, had to be recognized as married in South Carolina.
Interesting to me is the fact that Judge Childs also pointed out the Wilson was wrong to argue federalism, in light of the fact that he had sought a stay in South Carolina pending the outcome of the present case in federal court - a point I had noted earlier.