IT COULD BE WEEKS…IT COULD BE MONTHS…BEFORE THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT ISSUES ITS RULING ON WHETHER GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGAL IN NEW MEXICO. THE HIGH COURT HEARD TWO HOURS OF ARGUMENTS ON THE SUBJECT ON WEDNESDAY.
BERNALILLO COUNTY IS ONE OF EIGHT COUNTIES IN NEW MEXICO THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUING SAME SEX MARRIAGE LICENSES. COUNTY CLERK MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER SAYS THEY'VE ISSUED ABOUT 550 OF THE LICENSES TO SAME SEX COUPLES. OLIVER SAYS THAT'S ABOUT ONE-THIRD TO ONE-HALF OF ALL MARRIAGE LICENSES HER OFFICE HAS ISSUED. SHE TELLS 770 KKOB SHE'S NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE LICENSES IF THE HIGH COURT RULES GAY MARRIAGE IS ILLEGAL.
