Extraordinary times. With only one dissent, the Alabama Supreme Court in a highly irregular proceeding has issued a 150-page order directing Alabama court officials not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, no matter what a federal court has ruled.

Really.

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This is a bad moment to be giving the Arkansas Supreme Court ideas.

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