Wright v. Arkansas
Wright v. Arkansas is a 2013 Arkansas court case challenging the state's same-sex marriage ban and non-recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages, filed July 1, 2013 in Pulaski County Circuit Court in Little Rock. The plaintiffs, originally 11 same-sex couples, now number more than 20 same-sex couples. [ Case files ]
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Arkansas governor selects 3 justices to hear same-sex marriage case
Tuesday, April 14, 2015A 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… -
Arkansas governor to move quickly on appointments for same-sex marriage case
Thursday, April 9, 2015Arkansas 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. -
Couples ask Arkansas Supreme Court to allow same-sex marriages to resume
Tuesday, February 17, 2015The 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. -
Arkansas same-sex couples ‘stuck in limbo’ sue state for recognition
Saturday, February 14, 2015An 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. -
Arkansas Supreme Court: Who should decide same-sex marriage case?
Thursday, February 5, 2015The Arkansas Supreme Court wants lawyers in a same-sex marriage case to tell it which justices they believe should decide the issue. -
Arkansas AG asks for new arguments in same-sex marriage case
Friday, January 23, 2015Attorney 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. -
Uncertainty surrounds Arkansas same-sex marriage challenge
Monday, December 22, 2014The 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. -
Arkansas clerk ready to resume issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Wednesday, November 26, 2014LITTLE 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… -
Where Arkansas same-sex marriage cases go from here
Saturday, November 22, 2014LITTLE 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… -
Courts make no immediate decisions in Arkansas’ same-sex marriage cases
Friday, November 21, 2014LITTLE 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…
