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Special election set for Fayetteville’s LGBT anti-discrimination law
A special election will be held later this year over a proposed Fayetteville city law intended to shield LGBT residents from discrimination.
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1. The president doesn’t get to veto Supreme Court rulings. 2. Rick Santorum will never be president.
With the Supreme Court due to rule on marriage any day now, Presidential “candidate” Rick Santorum says he would fight back against a pro-equality ruling. So do couples need to worry about the possibility that Santorum could stop them from marrying?
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Latest Arkansas ruling throws new wrinkle in state’s same-sex marriage debate
A judge’s ruling that Arkansas must recognize more than 500 same-sex marriages that were performed in state last year throws a new wrinkle in a legal fight that’s been sitting before the state Supreme Court for more than a year now.
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Judge: Arkansas must recognize in-state same-sex marriages
A judge has ordered Arkansas officials to recognize more than 500 same-sex marriages performed in the state last year, a move that will let the couples enjoy a host of benefits such as filing taxes jointly and enrolling together in state health insurance plans.
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Arkansas justices reject new arguments in same-sex marriage case
The marital status for many gay couples in Arkansas remained in limbo Thursday after the state’s high court handed down orders that could delay a decision on same-sex marriage until after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
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Arkansas town votes to uphold LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance
Residents in Eureka Springs, a town known both for its 66-foot-tall Jesus statue and for being a gay-friendly tourist destination, voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to uphold the anti-discrimination ordinance.
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Arkansas town votes on LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance
Eureka Springs voters are casting ballots Tuesday on whether to keep the expanded LGBT anti-discrimination protections adopted in February by the city council.
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Arkansas town divided over LGBT anti-discrimination measure
That balance of identities will be tested Tuesday, when voters decide whether to repeal a recent local ordinance that extends discrimination protections to the LGBT community.
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Arkansas court: Current justices should hear same-sex marriage case
The ruling doesn’t guarantee that the Arkansas court will decide before the U.S. Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments last week on whether to legalize same-sex marriage and is expected to rule by late June.
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Hot Springs, Ark., approves LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance
The ordinance prohibits the city and its vendors from discriminating against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.