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Marriage Equality in Arkansas: One Week of Joy
On Friday, May 9, 2014, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza effectively struck down Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage. Judge Piazza’s ruling declared both Amendment 83 to the state constitution, approved by voters in 2004, and Act 144 of 1997, Arkansas’s law banning same-sex marriage, unconstitutional. (Read the entire ruling here.) Attorneys Cheryl Maples and Jack Wagoner represented over 20 couples in the case, Wright v. Arkansas.
Amicus Brief- Social Justice Groups
Amicus Brief in support of ACLU of Arkansas and the Arkansas Public Law Center regarding the burdens the Voter ID law has on various Arkansas voters.
Amicus Brief- Law Professors & Political Science
Amicus Brief in support of ACLU of Arkansas and the Arkansas Public Law Center regarding the constitutional and legal history and the impacts of election laws on voter participation.
Amicus Brief- County Clerk
Amicus Brief in support of ACLU of Arkansas and the Arkansas Public Law Center regarding the constitutionality of Act 595 and the administrative duties surrounding the election acitivities including voter registration and absentee voting.
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