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Josh Duggar wants his child pornography charges thrown out because of Donald Trump
Duggar’s attorneys are trying to get his charges dismissed because Homeland Security investigated him under the leadership of two Trump-appointed officials, both of whom were later deemed to have unlawfully held the position.
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Arkansas city asks court to uphold its LGBT protections
An Arkansas city says its ordinance banning discrimination against LGBTQ people doesn’t violate a state law intended to prevent such local protections.
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Arkansas gov tells schools: Disregard Obama on trans rights
Asa Hutchinson criticized the directive as “social engineering.”
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Judge: 3 gay couples can amend kids’ birth certificates
The three couples who filed suit can go to the Arkansas Department of Health to change the documents immediately.
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Little Rock, Ark., approves LGBT anti-discrimination protections
Little Rock officials have voted to require companies contracting with the city to not discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity, challenging a new Arkansas law criticized as anti-gay.
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Little Rock mayor urges Arkansas governor to veto religious freedom bill
Little Rock’s mayor is urging Arkansas’ governor to veto a “religious freedom” bill that critics have said sanctions discrimination against gays and lesbians and that the mayor argues will hurt the state’s economic development efforts.
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‘19 Kids’ star Josh Duggar leads anti-gay marriage rally at Arkansas capitol
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Opponents of same-sex marriage rallied at the Arkansas state Capitol on Wednesday, demanding that the state Supreme Court not overturn a 2004 ballot measure that defines marriage in Arkansas as being between one man and one woman.
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First same-sex marriage licenses issued in Little Rock, three other counties
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Dozens of same-sex couples, some of whom waited in line overnight, received licenses to marry from county clerks Monday, while lawyers for the state of Arkansas asked its highest court to suspend an order gutting a constitutional amendment that bans same-sex marriage.
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Teacher wants apology from Catholic school that fired her for marrying partner
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A teacher who lost her job at a Catholic girls’ high school in Little Rock after she married her female partner said Tuesday she wants an apology from the school but isn’t asking for her job back.
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Ark. teacher fired from Catholic school after marrying same-sex partner
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas teacher has been fired from a Catholic school after she married her same-sex partner in a ceremony in New Mexico.