TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas gay-rights leader says he expects same-sex couples to seek marriage licenses at county courthouses later this week and have weddings quickly as the courts consider whether the state can enforce its gay-marriage ban.

Tom Witt of Equality Kansas said his group is advising couples to get married quickly.

A federal judge’s injunction to prevent the state from enforcing its ban takes effect at 5 p.m. Tuesday. A federal appeals court refused last week to put the judge’s order on hold indefinitely.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is promising to go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The injunction came in a lawsuit filed on behalf of two lesbian couples denied marriage licenses.

The issue is whether the state can keep enforcing its gay-marriage ban as the case moves forward.