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Hearing set in challenge to Ark. same-sex marriage ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Advocates of ending Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage are to make their case Thursday before a circuit judge in Pulaski County.
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Ark. files brief defending same-sex marriage ban as hearing nears
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Opponents and supporters of Arkansas’ gay marriage ban are sparring in court filings over whether the state’s constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriage serves a legitimate purpose and can be challenged at the state level.
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Ark. school district defends censoring gay student’s coming out story
SHERIDAN, Ark. — The superintendent of an Arkansas school district is defending a decision by school officials to censor a yearbook profile of an openly gay student and his “coming out” story, calling it the “proper direction for our community.”
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Freedom to Marry launches $1 million marriage equality campaign in U.S. South
NEW YORK β Freedom to Marry, the advocacy campaign to win marriage equality nationwide, on Monday launched a $1 million multi-state campaign to build majority support for marriage in the South.
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State of Ark. seeks dismissal of lawsuit challenging gay marriage ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The state of Arkansas is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit challenging a voter-approved law that bans same-sex marriage on grounds that the plaintiffs’ rights aren’t being violated.
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Judge rejects motion to dismiss challenge to Ark. same-sex marriage ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. β A lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ ban on gay marriage is moving closer to a trial. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza on Thursday rejected a motion by government lawyers to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to topple the stateβs ban on same-sex marriage.
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Hearing begins in challenge to Ark. same-sex marriage ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Lawyers for the state and the Pulaski County clerk asked a judge Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to allow gay marriages in Arkansas.
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Ark. Supreme Court reverses ruling barring man’s partner from home when son visits
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. β The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a judge’s decision barring a man’s same-sex partner from staying overnight when his son visits.
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Ark. clerk: Gay marriage lawsuit should be decided by the state
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A county clerk said Thursday that a federal lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ 2004 ban on same-sex marriages should be dismissed and the issue should be considered in state court.
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Ark. man appeals ruling barring partner from home when son visits
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A judge violated an Arkansas man’s constitutional rights by barring his gay partner from staying overnight when his son visits, imposing a blanket restriction on unmarried couples living together, attorneys told the state’s highest court Thursday.