Legal Opinion
Jernigan v. Crane
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided November 25, 2014No. Case No. 4:13-cv-00410 KGBPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KRISTINE G. BAKER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Rita and Pam Jernigan and Becca and Tara Austin challenge Arkansas’s laws defining marriage as between a man and woman. Specifically, plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of Amendment 83 to the Arkansas Constitution and Arkansas Code Annotated §§ 9-11-107, 9-11-109, and 9-11-208.
Pending before the Court are several motions. Separate defendants Dustin McDaniel, Richard Weiss, and George Hopkins, in their official capacities (“Separate Defendants”), have filed a motion to dismiss (Dkt. No. 17). Plaintiffs have responded in…
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