Arkansas Issues First Same-*** Marriage License After Ban Overturned

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Arkansas Issues First Same-*** Marriage License After Ban Overturned
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The ban on same-*** marriage (http://mashable.com/category/same-***-marriage/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) in Arkansas was overturned Friday by Pulaski County Circuit Judge Christopher Piazza, who ruled the ban unconstitutional

Piazza's ruling directly challenges Arkansas' Act 144 of 1997 (ftp://senate.arkansas.gov/ACTS/1997/HTM/144.htm), which states, "Marriage shall be only between a man and a woman. A marriage between persons of the same *** is void," and Amendment 83 (http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/Constitution%202011%20Amendments.pdf) of the state's constitution, which states, "Marriage consists only of the union of one man and one woman."

See also: HBO Unveils Trailer for Same-*** Marriage Documentary 'The Case Against 8' (http://mashable.com/2014/05/02/case-against-8-trailer-hbo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


Following the ruling, Arkansas (http://mashable.com/category/arkansas/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) couple Kristin Seaton and Jennifer Rambo (pictured, above), became the first same-*** couple to obtain a marriage license in Eureka Springs, Arkansas on Saturday Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/10/same-***-marriage-ban-overturned-arkansas/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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