Gay marriage ban in Arkansas struck down

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/9/14 at 9:26pm

Another state's ban has been overturned, and the judge fidget put it in hold. Presumably marriages can begin as soon as the county clerks receive official notification of the decision.

Of course the state's cowardly attorney general continues to straddle the fence and says that while he "personally supports" gay marriage, he will continue to defend the ban.

My question is, now that Arkansas has joined the likes of Utah, Michigan, Oklahoma, Virginia, and Texas, is this the way it's going to go? Are these bans just going to get struck down piecemeal? Or will SCOTUS intervene at some point and rule on the issue?
Arkansas judge strikes down gay marriage ban

[Jungle Red]

Posted: 5/9/14 at 10:58pm

I saw on Facebook that one county clerk's office is going to open tomorrow, but I don't know if its official.

It's already official, unless the Judge issues a stay over the weekend.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/9/14 at 11:07pm

The basic strategy was always to win enough of them piecemeal so that when it came to SCOTUS, there would be enough precedent to win a majority.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 5/16/14 at 10:14pm

Now the marriages have been halted.


Arkansas Supreme Court halts same-sex marriages in state