State-by-State History of Banng and Legalizg Gay Marriage

Contents:

• STATE-BY-STATE HISTORY OF BANNG AND LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE
• GAY MARRIAGE
• FACTBOX: LIST OF STAT THAT LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE

STATE-BY-STATE HISTORY OF BANNG AND LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE

Stat & DC Have Legal Gay Marriage. The rmatn below reflects the stat of gay marriage natnwi on June 25, 2015, the day prr to the Supreme Court’s cisn. 3, 2015, the Alabama Supreme Court orred the state’s 68 probate judg to stop issug marriage licens to same-sex upl, spe an earlier feral urt lg that stck down the state’s gay marriage ban, and the US Supreme Court’s cisn to allow same-sex marriag to proceed the state.

Washgton, DC legalized gay marriage on Mar. Stat where gay marriage bans had been overturned, but where appeals were progrs prr to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court lg. ARKANSAS – On May 9, 2014, Arkansas’ gay marriage ban was led unnstutnal by Pulaski County Circu Judge Chris Piazza.

GAY MARRIAGE

Arkansas had prevly banned gay marriage by both state law and voter-approved nstutnal amendment.

FACTBOX: LIST OF STAT THAT LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE

The Supreme Court effectively halted gay marriag om takg place, however, by notg that while Judge Piazza’s lg had stck down both the nstutnal amendment and the state law, had not affected an addnal state law prohibg unty clerks om issug same-sex marriage licens. On May 15, 2014, Judge Piazza expand his lg to strike down the addnal law and any other measur that ma gay marriage illegal, but on May 16, 2014 the State Supreme Court spend that lg, haltg all gay marriag wh the state. 25, 2014, US District Judge Kriste Baker led the state’s gay marriage ban unnstutnal, but stayed her own lg, pendg expected appeals.