The Fifth Circuit stays his ruling on December 4 .
November 25 : U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves rules in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant that Mississippi 's ban on same - sex marriage is unconstitutional .
The Fifth Circuit stays Carlton W. Reeves ' ruling on December 4 .
November 25 : U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves rules in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant that Mississippi 's ban on same - sex marriage is unconstitutional .