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Marriage News Watch: Dec. 15, 2014
New research shows why marriage equality has been so successful so fast. Plus, a recap of last week’s marriage equality developments.
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Duggars make it easier to discriminate against LGBT people… will TLC react?
The Duggar family – made famous by TLC’s popular reality television show – have helped repeal an ordinance protecting LGBT people from discrimination.
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Arkansas’ outgoing Democratic governor says he’s still opposes marriage equality
Outgoing Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe says he remains opposed to same-sex marriage despite recent rulings against his state’s ban.
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Petition urges Arkansas AG to not appeal same-sex marriage case
A petition urging Arkansas AG Dustin McDaniel to not appeal a same-sex marriage case was delivered by the plaintiffs.
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It’s again legal to fire, deny housing and refuse service to LGBT people in Fayetteville
Voters in Fayetteville, Ark., have repealed a controversial LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance approved by the city council in August.
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Marriage News Watch: Dec. 1, 2014
More victories this week in some very conservative states. We’re now closer than ever to the start of marriage in Arkansas and Mississippi. Florida is refusing to issue drivers’ licenses to a couple after they married and changed their last name. And support for marriage has skyrocketed in Wyoming.
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Study: Same-sex marriages could have $24 million impact on Arkansas economy
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Supporters of same-sex marriages say legalizing the unions could have a $24 million impact on Arkansas’ economy.
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Arkansas clerk ready to resume issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A top official in Arkansas’ most populous county said Wednesday that his office is prepared to issue licenses if same-sex marriage returns to the Bible Belt. Pulaski County Clerk Larry Crane’s statements came a day after a federal judge tossed the state’s gay marriage ban, saying …
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Federal judge strikes down Arkansas gay marriage ban, ruling stayed
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal judge has struck down Arkansas’ gay marriage ban, which could pave the way for county clerks to eventually resume issuing licenses. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker ruled Tuesday in favor of a pair of same-sex couples who had challenged the 2004 constitutional amendment and an earlier state law defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
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Where Arkansas same-sex marriage cases go from here
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Challenges to the state’s ban on gay marriage are being fought in both federal and state courtrooms in Arkansas, but such unions could come to the state by other means. No decisions were issued after the state Supreme Court and U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker heard arguments in separate but similar lawsuits Thursday.