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 'THIS COULD'VE BEEN THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE': Zeek Taylor of Eureka Springs. 
  
 Unlike most, if not all, courthouses across the state, thein Eureka Springs is typically open to issue marriage licenses on Saturdays. In the wake of invalidating the state's constitutional ban of same-sex marriage , same-sex couples lined up this morning in the courthouse only to be told by the deputy county clerk that she wouldn't issue licenses to straight or same-sex couples today because her boss, the county clerk, was out of town.We'll have more soon from KUAF's Jacqueline Froelich and photographer Kat Wilson, who're in Eureka Springs for the: Jacqueline Froelich reports thatrequested an attorney general's opinion this morning on whether she could issue licenses to same-sex couples. When she didn't hear back, she made the unilateral decision to not issue them and closed the office. Around 50 couples and some supporters, including attorney, were gathered. The police came to the courthouse and asked everyone to disperse. Now, according to Froelich, the courthouse seems to be opening back up again.The Association of Arkansas Counties has scheduled a conference call for county clerks and county attorneys at 2 p.m. today to discuss ramifications of the Piazza ruling.The e-mail notice of the conference call went to all parties with a copy of Judge Piazza's summary judgment and finding that the law prohibiting issuance of licenses to same-sex couples is unconstitutional. ||||| click to enlarge Rett Peek 
  
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 FIRST SAME-SEX COUPLE MARRIED IN ARKANSAS: Kristin Seaton (left) and Jennifer Rambo 
  
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 AFTER 42 YEARS: Dick Titus and Zeek Taylor, of Eureka Springs, were wed. 
  
 The first same-sex couples in Arkansas have received marriage licenses in Eureka Springs.The first to marry were27, and, 26, both of Fort Smith. Minutes after the couple received a license, Fayetteville ministeraccepted their certificate and performed the marriage. They'd been together for four years.After Circuit Judge Chris Piazza overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage yesterday, Rambo and Seaton got in their car to head to Little Rock, hoping to be married this morning, the AP reported . When they learned the Pulaski County Courthouse wouldn't be opened, they headed to Eureka Springs, where they slept in their Ford Focus after arriving at 2 a.m. They woke up every 30 minutes to make sure they were at the front of the line.A deputy county clerk had earlier refused to issue licenses . The county clerk was away, and the deputy, Lana Gordon, said she was concerned yesterday's ruling didn't apply to Carroll County. She'd asked the attorney general's office for an opinion; when she didn't receive one, she closed the courthouse and sent the 100 or so people away. Minutes later, another deputy clerk in training, Jane Osborne, announced she would issue licenses. Osborne was "happy to do it," she said. She had been scheduled to handle voting duties that day and switched jobs with the other clerk. As we reported earlier today , the Association of Arkansas Counties has scheduled a conference call for county clerks and county attorneys at 2 p.m. today to discuss ramifications of the Piazza ruling.The e-mail notice of the conference call went to all parties with a copy of Judge Piazza's summary judgment and finding that the law prohibiting issuance of licenses to same-sex couples is unconstitutional.So a lot of other people are going to be married on Monday.More to come! ||||| LITTLE ROCK — A Pulaski County circuit judge on Friday declared Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. 
  
 Judge Chris Piazza issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by several same-sex couples. He did not stay his ruling, which an attorney for the plaintiffs said apparently clears the way for same-sex couples to marry. 
  
 The state attorney general’s office said it would appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court and would seek a stay. 
  
 In a 13-page, single-spaced order, Piazza said Arkansas’ constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman and a state law barring same-sex marriages from being performed or recognized violate inalienable rights guaranteed under both the federal and state constitutions. 
  
 “Arkansas’ marriage laws discriminate against same-sex couples in violation of the Equal Protection Clause because they do not advance any conceivable legitimate state interest necessary to support even a rational-basis review,” Piazza said in the order. 
  
 The judge said the Arkansas Constitution states that “all men are created equally free and independent,” but that in passing Amendment 83, voters “singled out same-sex couples for the purpose of disparate treatment. This is an unconstitutional attempt to narrow the definition of equality.” 
  
 Amendment 83 passed in 2004 with 75 percent of the vote, a fact often cited by its supporters. Piazza wrote that “the fact that Amendment 83 was popular with voters does not protect it from constitutional scrutiny” and that the U.S. Constitution guarantees rights that cannot be submitted to a vote. 
  
 He rejected the argument that the state has an interest in seeing that children are raised by opposite-sex couples rather than same-sex couples, noting that banning same-sex marriage does not prohibit gays from having children. 
  
 “The only effect the bans have on children is harming those children of same-sex couples who are denied the protection and stability of parents who are legally married,” Piazza wrote in the order. 
  
 The judge also said that excluding same-sex couples from marriage with no rational basis violates their right to privacy. He noted that the Arkansas Supreme Court cited a right to privacy in rulings that struck down a state law banning sodomy and a state law banning adoption by unmarried, cohabiting couples. 
  
 Piazza cited several historic cases in his order, including U.S. v. Windsor, in which the U.S. Supreme Court last year struck down a section of the Defense of Marriage Act defining marriage as between a man and a woman, and Loving v. Virginia, in which the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967 struck down Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage. 
  
 Referencing the plaintiff in the latter case, Piazza wrote, “It has been over 40 years since Mildred Loving was given the right to marry the person of her choice. The hatred and fears have long since vanished and she and her husband lived full lives together; so it will be for the same-sex couples. It is time to let that beacon of freedom shine brighter on all our brothers and sisters. We will be stronger for it.” 
  
 Jack Wagoner, attorney for the plaintiffs who challenged Arkansas’ gay marriage ban, called it a “beautifully written opinion.” 
  
 “He pretty much ruled as broadly as he possibly could, striking it down on pretty much every conceivable ground that we raised in our pleadings, and that’s good for (standing up on) appeal,” he said. 
  
 Aaron Sadler, spokesman for Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, said Friday, “We respect the court’s decision, but, in keeping with the attorney general’s obligation to defend the state constitution, we will appeal. We will request that Judge Piazza issue a stay of his ruling so as not to create confusion or uncertainty about the law while the Supreme Court considers the matter.” 
  
 McDaniel recently said he personally supports gay marriage but will continue to defend the same-sex marriage ban as attorney general. 
  
 Jerry Cox, the president of the Christian conservative Family Council and the leader of the effort to get Amendment 83 on the ballot, said Friday he was “extremely disappointed” by the ruling and surprised that Piazza did not issue a stay to avoid confusion. 
  
 “The marriage of one man to one woman has been a cornerstone of western civilization for over a thousand years, and it is simply not right for a judge in Little Rock to try to pull that foundation from under our society,” he said. 
  
 Cox said he is optimistic that the state Supreme Court will overturn the ruling. He said the court “has not been kind” to the Family Council’s issues in rulings such as the one on adoption by unmarried, cohabiting couples, but noted that with the nonpartisan judicial election set for May 20, “we may have a little bit different makeup on the court by the time this case is heard.” 
  
 Groups around the country that support gay marriage hailed the ruling. 
  
 “This victory is an essential step on the journey toward full equality for all,” Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin, an Arkansas native, said in a statement. 
  
 Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, said in a statement, “With nearly 70 marriage cases now making their way through the courts, and five federal appellate courts now hearing arguments and soon to rule, today’s decision out of Arkansas underscores that all of America is ready for the freedom to marry,” 
  
 Since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its U.S. v. Windsor ruling in June, federal judges have struck down same-sex marriage bans in Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Texas and Michigan. Those rulings have been stayed pending appeals. |||||
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Arkansas today issued its first gay-marriage licenses thanks to a rather bold deputy clerk in training, the Arkansas Times reports. The day after a judge struck down a state ban on gay marriage, about 50 couples arrived at the Eureka Springs courthouse this morning—and were told by the deputy county clerk that she wouldn't give out licenses because the county clerk was away. Apparently, she had called an attorney general for an opinion and, not hearing back, made the decision to shut down the courthouse, adds the Times. Police even asked everyone to leave. But minutes later, deputy clerk in training Jane Osborne reopened the doors and said she was "happy to do it." The first to marry were Jennifer Rambo, 26, and Kristin Seaton, 27, who'd slept outside the courthouse overnight in their Ford Focus and woke up every half hour so they wouldn't miss the opening. Rambo's reaction when the license was issued, according to the AP: "Thank God." Formidable forces had opposed them, including a state law banning same-sex marriage and a 2004 constitutional amendment that passed with 75% approval, Arkansas News notes. But "the fact that Amendment 83 was popular with voters does not protect it from constitutional scrutiny," wrote county circuit judge Chris Piazza in his ruling. The state plans to appeal his decision.