Gay marriage in Arkansas
The attorney who initiated the lawsuit that overturned Arkansas' ban on same-sex marriage is suing her former co-counsel in the case, accusing him of malicious…
by John Lynch October 10, 2018In late 2014, six of the Arkansas Supreme Court's seven justices were ready to find the state's gay-marriage ban unconstitutional on federal grounds, a former …
by Spencer Willems November 12, 2015The lawyers who successfully challenged Arkansas' gay-marriage ban deserve compensation, but the money they requested -- as much as $686,998 -- was "exorbitant…
by John Lynch October 15, 2015The Arkansas Supreme Court justices accused of intentionally delaying a ruling in the challenge to the state's gay-marriage case have been cleared of any wrong…
by Spencer Willems September 17, 2015LITTLE ROCK — An ethics panel has dismissed a complaint that four members of the Arkansas Supreme Court delayed proceedings in a gay marriage lawsuit.
by The Associated Press September 16, 2015The appeal of U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker's Nov. 25 ruling declaring Arkansas' same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional will cost the state $7,463.75 in…
by Linda Satter September 16, 2015The Arkansas federal judge who declared the state's same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional in November formally lifted her stay on that ruling Monday.
by Linda Satter September 15, 2015During a Thursday news conference, former Gov. Mike Huckabee touted his defense of Kim Davis, a county clerk in Kentucky who was found in contempt of court for…
by Brian Fanney September 11, 2015Attorneys for Arkansas suggested Friday that if a federal judge orders the state or Pulaski County to pay attorneys' fees for two couples who successfully chal…
by Linda Satter September 5, 2015An attorney for Larry Crane, the Pulaski County circuit/county clerk, objected Thursday to an effort to make the county and the state pay a $50,000 legal bill …
by Linda Satter September 4, 2015The Rowan County clerk at the center of a conflict over same-sex marriage and religious conscience closed her office Saturday ahead of a rally protesting her r…
by The Associated Press August 30, 2015A Kentucky clerk's office on Thursday again refused to issue a marriage license to a gay couple, in defiance of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling two months ago that…
by CLAIRE GALOFARO and ADAM BEAM, The Associated Press August 28, 2015Attorneys who represented two same-sex couples who successfully challenged the constitutionality of Arkansas' same-sex marriage bans in federal court are seeki…
by Linda Satter August 27, 2015Emily Smith and Jillian Levine had chosen a venue, booked a band and written the first draft of the ceremony for their wedding when the U.S. Supreme Court rule…
by Jessica Gresko, The Associated Press August 26, 2015The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis put an end to Arkansas' federal same-sex marriage case Tuesday by affirming U.S. District Judge Kristine Bak…
by Linda Satter August 12, 2015