Same-sex marriage is off again in Arkansas.
The state's Supreme Court on Friday suspended a lower court's decision striking down a 2004 ban on gay marriage. So, no more marriage licenses will be issued to same-sex couples – at least for now.
Last week, Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Chris Piazza voided the state's gay marriage ban, but left in place another law that prohibited county clerks from issuing licenses to same-sex couples.
But on Thursday, Piazza expanded his ruling to also eliminate the prohibition on issuing licenses.
On Friday, however, the state Supreme Court "granted a request to put on hold" the Circuit Court's ruling pending appeal on a request from Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, The Associated Press reports.
The AP says:
"Pulaski County, the state's largest, had resumed issuing same-sex marriage licenses immediately after Piazza's ruling Thursday, while Washington County began issuing them again Friday morning."More than 450 same-sex couples received Arkansas marriage licenses since Piazza's ruling last week."
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