Supreme Court
The court's move effectively allows the former governor to stay out of prison while he files a formal appeal.
An appellate court ruled the Constitution doesn't apply with equal force on the high court's plaza.
Citing religious reasons, the clerk filed an emergency request with Justice Elena Kagan on Friday.
The justices declined to rehear a controversial June case that upheld Oklahoma's lethal-injection protocol.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The former governor-turned-felon is asking Chief Justice John Roberts for bail.
They are connected to the perjury charges against Attorney General Kathleen Kane.
Citing June's historic gay marriage ruling, the court said the clerk must act in accordance with the Constitution.
The order is only temporary, and it could change once the court hears from federal prosecutors.
An often-forgotten battle for free speech rights started when the activist took a stand to take his seat.
Voting-rights advocates only scored a half-win in a case that could have breathed new life into the Voting Rights Act.