LITTLE ROCK (KTHV) – U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker has struck down the Arkansas gay marriage ban, and the ruling could eventually pave the way for county clerks to begin issuing marriage licenses to gay couples, according to affiliate station KTHV-TV Channel 11.
Baker ruled on Nov. 25 in favor of two same-sex couples who had challenged the 2004 constitutional amendment and an earlier state law that defined marriage as being between a man and a woman, KTHV reported.
Afterward, Baker put her ruling on hold, and Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is expected to appeal it to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, according to KTHV.
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