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Arkansas governor selects 3 justices to hear same-sex marriage case
A former Supreme Court justice who helped strike down Arkansas’ ban on gay foster parents and an ex-legislator who tried to reinstate that prohibition were appointed Tuesday to help decide a case related to the challenge over same-sex marriage.
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Arkansas governor to move quickly on appointments for same-sex marriage case
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he’ll quickly appoint three special justices to hear a case a majority of the state Supreme Court says must be addressed before they can rule on whether to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Couples ask Arkansas Supreme Court to allow same-sex marriages to resume
The couples challenging Arkansas’ same-sex marriage ban are asking the state’s highest court to lift its stay in the case and allow clerks to resume issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
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Arkansas same-sex couples ‘stuck in limbo’ sue state for recognition
An attorney representing same-sex couples in Arkansas says her clients who received marriage licenses are “stuck in limbo” while state and federal courts consider whether gay marriage should be legal in the state.
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Arkansas Supreme Court: Who should decide same-sex marriage case?
The Arkansas Supreme Court wants lawyers in a same-sex marriage case to tell it which justices they believe should decide the issue.
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Arkansas AG asks for new arguments in same-sex marriage case
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to hold new oral arguments in the lawsuit challenging the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Uncertainty surrounds Arkansas same-sex marriage challenge
The Arkansas Supreme Court’s biggest piece of unfinished business as it wraps up 2014 is whether the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional.
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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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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.
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Courts make no immediate decisions in Arkansas’ same-sex marriage cases
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Supreme Court justices questioned Thursday whether banning gay marriage is constitutional just because voters overwhelmingly wanted to a decade ago, even if the restriction conflicts with other fundamental rights. Opponents and supporters of the 2004 constitutional amendment defining marriage as between …
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Two courts set to take up same-sex marriage in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arguments are set in two Arkansas courtrooms on whether the state should drop its prohibition against same-sex marriages.
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Arkansas same-sex marriage ban heading to state, federal courts this week
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ highest court and a federal judge will hear arguments this week over the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, a decade after voters approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. Attorneys for the state and a group of gay couples are scheduled to appear before the …
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Arkansas same-sex marriage ban to hit two courts on same day
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ highest court will hear oral arguments in a case challenging the state’s gay marriage ban on the same day a federal judge takes up a separate case over the prohibition.
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Arkansas AG says he doesn’t object to expediting same-sex marriage case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas attorney general’s office says it doesn’t object to the state’s highest court moving quickly on a lawsuit challenging a gay marriage ban. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel’s office on Tuesday told the Arkansas Supreme Court it doesn’t object to a request by a group of same-sex couples challenging the ban…
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Arkansas Supreme Court rejects AG’s request to delay gay marriage case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Supreme Court has refused to delay proceedings in a lawsuit challenging the legality of the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Earlier this year, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel asked the court to put the case on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court rules in challenges involving other states…
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Ark. governor names retired justice to hear same-sex marriage appeal
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Mike Beebe has named a retired judge from Harrison to fill in as a special justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court in the lawsuit challenging the state’s same-sex marriage ban. eebe on Wednesday named retired Judge Robert W. McCorkindale to serve on the court as it considers whether to uphold the 2004 constitutional …
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Ark. justice recused from gay marriage case accused of improper exchange
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas Supreme Court justice has been accused of having an inappropriate conversation with a state lawmaker about an issue set to go before the court. The state’s judicial oversight committee said it’s investigating a complaint against Justice Cliff Hoofman…
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Ark. AG asks state Supreme Court to uphold same-sex marriage ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The attorney general’s office is asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to uphold the state’s gay marriage ban, arguing a county judge was wrong to say it violated the state and U.S. constitutions. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel’s office on Monday asked justices to uphold the 2004 constitutional amendment and an earlier state law..
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Ark. Supreme Court denies recusal bid in same-sex marriage case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ highest court has denied a request by same-sex couples challenging the state’s gay marriage ban that any justices planning to seek re-election recuse themselves from the case. The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday denied the motion asking any justice expecting to run for re-election anytime in the future to consider not hearing the appeal …
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Couples ask Ark. Supreme Court to deny stay in same-sex marriage case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Lawyers representing couples who are challenging Arkansas’ gay-marriage ban are asking the state Supreme Court to deny the state’s request to delay proceedings until the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a similar same-sex marriage case. A judge in Pulaski County threw out the state’s ban on gay marriage in May, and more than 500 same-sex couples …