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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas and Mississippi became the latest two states Tuesday to have their gay marriage bans overturned by federal judges, but there are no rushes to the altar as both orders are on hold so the states can considers appeals. Arkansas and Mississippi on Tuesday became the latest states to have same-sex marriage bans overturned by federal judges, but there are no rushes to the altar as both orders are on hold so the states can consider appeals. Like several other states, Arkansas and Mississippi had constitutional amendments approved by voters in that defined marriage as between a man and a woman. What overturning same
Federal judges have overturned Arkansas and Mississippi state bans on gay marriage, but both orders are on hold so the states can consider appeals. Arkansas' Democratic Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is reviewing the ruling and will decide after Thanksgiving whether to appeal in consultation with incoming Republican Attorney General-elect Leslie Rutledge. Mississippi officials have already. The Supreme Court is expected to decide this fall whether they will formally take up a case that is asking them to reverse their decision in Obergefell v. In the U. 
Arkansas, Mississippi Gay Marriage Bans Overturned
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas and Mississippi became the latest two states Tuesday to have their gay marriage bans overturned by federal judges. Reuters - U. Judges Kristine Baker in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Carlton Reeves in Jackson, Mississippi, ruled that the bans on gay matrimony denied guarantees of equal protection under the law for gay couples.
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What happens to same-sex marriages in Mississippi if the law is overturned If the law is overturned, existing marriages are protected under the Respect for Marriage Act, which congress passed in More than two dozen U. Why it matters: Today is the 10th anniversary of Obergefell v. 
Judge Overturns Marriage Bans in Mississippi and Arkansas
Gay marriage is now legal in more than half the states. The ruling in Mississippi came hours after another federal judge struck down the same-sex marriage ban in Arkansas. .
Gay marriage bans in Mississippi, Arkansas overturned
Judges Kristine Baker in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Carlton Reeves in Jackson, Mississippi, ruled that the bans on gay matrimony denied guarantees of equal protection under the law for gay couples. . Arkansas, Mississippi gay marriage bans overturned
Zoom in: Arkansas Lawmakers banned same-sex marriage in , but a lawsuit was filed in and the ban was overturned by a district judge in . 
U.S. judges overturn gay marriage bans in Arkansas, Mississippi
A federal judge has struck down Arkansas' gay marriage ban, which could pave the way for county clerks to eventually resume issuing licenses. .