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Ark. legislators OK statement urging court to uphold same-sex marriage ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Legislative Council has approved a resolution that urges the state Supreme Court to uphold a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages. The measure by Republican Sen. Jason Rapert of Conway passed easily on a voice vote, despite strenuous objections from some Democrats.
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With an eye on the right side of history, judges nix same-sex marriage bans
Robert Shelby, a former Army combat engineer, knocked over the first domino. As a U.S. district judge — appointed in 2012 by President Barack Obama with support from Utah’s two conservative Republican senators — Shelby ruled last December that the state’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
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Ark. gubernatorial candidate wants to allow lawmakers to override courts
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A candidate running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Arkansas says the Legislature should have veto power over state courts after a judge struck down a same-sex marriage ban.
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Ark. Supreme Court issues stay, puts same-sex marriage ruling on hold
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ whirlwind week of granting of marriage licenses to same-sex couples ended Friday when the state Supreme Court ordered a temporary stop just as a final pair completed their paperwork at a Little Rock courthouse.
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Ark. lawmaker’s resolution calling for reversal of gay marriage ruling fails
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An effort by Arkansas lawmakers to weigh in on the state’s legal battle over its same-sex marriage ban faltered Friday after a group of Democratic legislators blocked a resolution urging the state Supreme Court to prevent gay couples from wedding.
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Conway County, Ark. to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Conway County clerk says her office will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples after a judge paved the way for clerks to start granting them.
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Marriage equality in Arkansas: What’s happened, what’s next?
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Same-sex marriages resumed in Arkansas on Thursday after Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza broadened a ruling to say that, in addition to declaring a same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, any state law that prohibits the distribution of marriage licenses to same-sex couples was off the books.
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Ark. Supreme Court speeds up timeline on same-sex marriage case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ highest court has moved up its deadline for a group of same-sex couples to respond to a bid to halt a judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s gay marriage ban.
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Washington County, Ark., resumes issuing same-sex marriage licenses
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Washington County clerk has resumed issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a day after a circuit judge in Pulaski County ruled that all state laws barring gay marriage are unconstitutional.
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Four Ark. counties again asking court to suspend same-sex marriage ruling
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Four Arkansas counties are again asking the state’s highest court to suspend a judge’s ruling striking down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.