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Arkansas judge strikes down gay marriage ban - The Washington Post
Backup Links:
Arkansas Judge Strikes Down State Ban on Gay Marriage - Bloomberg
Arkansas ban on gay marriage struck down by county judge, with no stay*-*Los Angeles Times
Arkansas judge strikes down state's ban on gay marriage
Arkansas judge rules gay marriage ban unconstitutional | MSNBC
Arkansas ban on same-sex marriage struck down by state judge - CNN.com
Another one goes down. Theres only THREE states left that dont have somethign in the works to establish equal rights.
ANOTHER judge ruled this way (unconstitutional) and referred to LOVING again, how many is that now? This keeps happening yet a handful of anti-rights people try to say they dont equate and are desperately clinging to that last false premise. Guess this is just another rouge judge of like 30+ so far. SOrry but this is a equal rights issue, this is a civil rights issue and it is like loving vs Virginia.
Changes/Updates in RED
5/10/14 Version 9.0
24 States with Equal Rights (5 pending/stay)
Massachusetts - May 17, 2004
Connecticut - November 12, 2008
Iowa - April 27, 2009
Vermont - September 1, 2009
New Hampshire - January 1, 2010
Washing D.C. - March 9, 2010
FALL OF DADT Dec 18, 2010
New York - July 24, 2011
Washington - December 6, 2012
Maine - December 29, 2012
Maryland - January 1, 2013
FALL OF DOMA - June 26, 2013
California - June 28, 2013
Delaware - July 1, 2013
Rhode Island - August 1, 2013
Minnesota - August 1, 2013
New Jersey - October 21, 2013
Illinois - (ruled on Nov 20th 2013) June 1, 2014 effective
Hawaii - December 2, 2013
New Mexico – December 19, 2013
Utah – December 20. 2013 ( Stayed and will be ruled on with OK)
Oklahoma - ( Stayed and will be ruled on with UT)
GSK v. Abbott Laboratories - January 21, 2014 (could be huge in gay rights, discrimination/heightened scrutiny)
Kentucky - February 2/14/14 (Must recognize out-of-state marriages) which will lead to their ban being defeated
Virginia - February 14/14 (Stayed)
Texas - February 26/2014 (Stayed, pending 10th Circuit Court of Appeals)
Michigan - March 21, 2014 (Stayed)
Arkansas - May 5, 2014
23 States Working Towards Equal Rights
15 States with Pending Court Cases to Establish Equal Rights
Alabama
Idaho
Indiana (ruling for ONE marriage but other law suits following)
Kansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nebraska
North Carolina
Pennsylvania (June 14 Trial)
South Carolina
Tennessee (Direct US Constitution Challenge)(Prilim in and 3 couples are recognized, later broader ruling coming)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
5 States with Court Case(s) and Legislation to establish Equal Rights
Arizona
Florida
Missouri
Nevada
Ohio (December 2013 trial) Trial had narrow ruling that Ohio will recognize OTHER state marriages but didn’t impact bans. New cases expected.
3 States with Legislation to Establish Equal Rights
Alaska
Colorado
Oregon
thats 47 states that could have equal rights by 2016 and some much sooner!
US Court of Appeals Tracker
Map: Court Locator
1st - all states have equal rights
2nd - all states have equal rights
3rd - pending
4th - april/may court case
5th- pending
6th - pending
7th- pending
8th- two cases that the plaintiffs PLAN to take all the way up if needed but nothing pending
9th- pending (statement released "as soon as possible")
Also 3 State Attorney Generals no longer defending the constitutionality of bans, joining the case against them or reviewing their constitutionality
Nevada
Oregon
Pennsylvania
3 States that still have unequal rights and nothing pending to change it yet, that’s it 3
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
#EqualRightsAreWinning!!!!!!!!!!!!
also please feel free to let me know of any corrections or updates that need made, equality is kicking so much ass its hard to keep up, thanks
Arkansas judge strikes down gay marriage ban
By Associated Press, Published: May 9
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A judge on Friday struck down Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage, saying the state has “no rational reason” for preventing gay couples from marrying. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza ruled that the 2004 voter-approved amendment to the state constitution violates the rights of same-sex couples. He didn’t put his ruling on hold as some judges have done in other states, opening the door for same-sex couples in Arkansas to begin seeking marriage licenses, though it wasn’t clear whether that would happen before Monday. “This is an unconstitutional attempt to narrow the definition of equality,” Piazza wrote. “The exclusion of a minority for no rational reason is a dangerous precedent.”“It has been over 40 years since Mildred Loving was given the right to marry the person of her choice,” Piazza wrote, referring to that ruling. “The hatred and fears have long since vanished and she and her husband lived full lives together; so it will be for the same-sex couples. It is time to let that beacon of freedom shine brighter on all our brothers and sisters. We will be stronger for it.”
The U.S. Supreme Court last year ruled that a law forbidding the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. Since then, lower-court judges have repeatedly cited the decision when striking down some of the same-sex marriage bans that were enacted after Massachusetts started recognizing gay marriages in 2004.Federal judges have ruled against marriage bans in Michigan, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Texas, and ordered Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee to recognize same-sex marriages from other states.In all, according to gay-rights groups, more than 70 lawsuits seeking marriage equality are pending in about 30 states. Democratic attorneys general in several states — including Virginia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Oregon and Kentucky — have declined to defend same-sex marriage bans.
Backup Links:
Arkansas Judge Strikes Down State Ban on Gay Marriage - Bloomberg
Arkansas ban on gay marriage struck down by county judge, with no stay*-*Los Angeles Times
Arkansas judge strikes down state's ban on gay marriage
Arkansas judge rules gay marriage ban unconstitutional | MSNBC
Arkansas ban on same-sex marriage struck down by state judge - CNN.com
Another one goes down. Theres only THREE states left that dont have somethign in the works to establish equal rights.
ANOTHER judge ruled this way (unconstitutional) and referred to LOVING again, how many is that now? This keeps happening yet a handful of anti-rights people try to say they dont equate and are desperately clinging to that last false premise. Guess this is just another rouge judge of like 30+ so far. SOrry but this is a equal rights issue, this is a civil rights issue and it is like loving vs Virginia.
Changes/Updates in RED
5/10/14 Version 9.0
24 States with Equal Rights (5 pending/stay)
Massachusetts - May 17, 2004
Connecticut - November 12, 2008
Iowa - April 27, 2009
Vermont - September 1, 2009
New Hampshire - January 1, 2010
Washing D.C. - March 9, 2010
FALL OF DADT Dec 18, 2010
New York - July 24, 2011
Washington - December 6, 2012
Maine - December 29, 2012
Maryland - January 1, 2013
FALL OF DOMA - June 26, 2013
California - June 28, 2013
Delaware - July 1, 2013
Rhode Island - August 1, 2013
Minnesota - August 1, 2013
New Jersey - October 21, 2013
Illinois - (ruled on Nov 20th 2013) June 1, 2014 effective
Hawaii - December 2, 2013
New Mexico – December 19, 2013
Utah – December 20. 2013 ( Stayed and will be ruled on with OK)
Oklahoma - ( Stayed and will be ruled on with UT)
GSK v. Abbott Laboratories - January 21, 2014 (could be huge in gay rights, discrimination/heightened scrutiny)
Kentucky - February 2/14/14 (Must recognize out-of-state marriages) which will lead to their ban being defeated
Virginia - February 14/14 (Stayed)
Texas - February 26/2014 (Stayed, pending 10th Circuit Court of Appeals)
Michigan - March 21, 2014 (Stayed)
Arkansas - May 5, 2014
23 States Working Towards Equal Rights
15 States with Pending Court Cases to Establish Equal Rights
Alabama
Idaho
Indiana (ruling for ONE marriage but other law suits following)
Kansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nebraska
North Carolina
Pennsylvania (June 14 Trial)
South Carolina
Tennessee (Direct US Constitution Challenge)(Prilim in and 3 couples are recognized, later broader ruling coming)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
5 States with Court Case(s) and Legislation to establish Equal Rights
Arizona
Florida
Missouri
Nevada
Ohio (December 2013 trial) Trial had narrow ruling that Ohio will recognize OTHER state marriages but didn’t impact bans. New cases expected.
3 States with Legislation to Establish Equal Rights
Alaska
Colorado
Oregon
thats 47 states that could have equal rights by 2016 and some much sooner!
US Court of Appeals Tracker
Map: Court Locator
1st - all states have equal rights
2nd - all states have equal rights
3rd - pending
4th - april/may court case
5th- pending
6th - pending
7th- pending
8th- two cases that the plaintiffs PLAN to take all the way up if needed but nothing pending
9th- pending (statement released "as soon as possible")
Also 3 State Attorney Generals no longer defending the constitutionality of bans, joining the case against them or reviewing their constitutionality
Nevada
Oregon
Pennsylvania
3 States that still have unequal rights and nothing pending to change it yet, that’s it 3
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
#EqualRightsAreWinning!!!!!!!!!!!!
also please feel free to let me know of any corrections or updates that need made, equality is kicking so much ass its hard to keep up, thanks