Nuptials attorney defends suit's bill
"Extraordinary, baseless, libelous, untruthful and shocking" is how attorney Cheryl Maples describes her co-counsel's claim that she overstated her contributio…
Gay marriage in Arkansas
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Adding gay-bias ban in lawmaker's plan
A Little Rock lawmaker said Friday that he wants to amend the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act law to protect gays from discrimination while also gran…
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JPs' gay-marry option up to judges, AG says
In an opinion Wednesday, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said judges will have to determine whether the state's new Religious Freedom Restoration Act…
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Fees split marriage-case lawyers
A schism hinted at earlier this year has fully emerged between the two attorneys whose case overturned Arkansas' same-sex marriage ban, with one lawyer denounc…
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Randolph County to issue same-sex marriage licenses
POCAHONTAS — The Randolph County clerk has said she'll issue same-sex marriage licenses after saying before that she was unsure if she would due to conflicts w…
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Clerk: Can't sign same-sex licenses
A local elected official in a small Kentucky county testified Monday she could not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because signing the document wou…
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'14 vows by gays in state in limbo
Same-sex couples who got married in Arkansas in 2014 are in limbo with the Social Security Administration.
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Lawyers due nothing, state says
Plaintiffs' attorneys in a lawsuit that overturned Arkansas' gay marriage ban aren't entitled to any payment from the defendants, let alone the "outrageously e…
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Pastors opt out of performing gay marriages
Several ministers have told the Boone County clerk that they "would prefer not to" marry same-sex couples and want to be removed from a reference list kept in …
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Gay-nuptials attorney seeks state compensation for work
The attorney who initiated the lawsuit that legalized gay marriage in Arkansas has asked for between $259,304 and $515,363 in compensation, raising the possibl…
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Gay-nuptials attorney seeks state compensation for work
The attorney who initiated the lawsuit that legalized gay marriage in Arkansas has asked for between $259,304 and $515,363 in compensation, raising the possibl…
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Sides file opposing ideas to end gay-marriage suit
Both sides of Arkansas' federal same-sex marriage dispute have submitted opposing views on how a pending appeal should be disposed of, now that the issue has b…
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Gay spouses get time to enroll
Pulaski County opens its special benefits enrollment period for same-sex spouses today.
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Lawyer: Clerk to serve same-sex pairs
A day after urging other county clerks to join her in refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, the Van Buren County clerk reversed her position and said s…
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Texas gay couple files suit, gets license
A gay couple was granted a marriage license Monday within hours of filing a federal lawsuit against a county clerk in Texas who cited religious opposition when…
