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'Arkansas birth certificates'

Health Department says all counties to offer same-day birth certificate processing; backlog now cleared

In August, ADH said it had a backlog of some 11,000 requests for birth certificates, with an estimated processing time of 75-90 days — far slower than any other state. Today's announcement seems to indicate it has made significant progress on expanding access to vital records services.
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Taxpayers out $71,000 (at least) for state's defense of discrimination

The state will pay still more attorney fees for defending unconstitutional rules — these that made it harder for same-sex married women to get a birth certificate for their child.
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Governor directs Health Department to resume issuing birth certificates under revised procedures

Birth certificates are once again being issued at the Health Department after a brief halt due to a judge's order. Gov. Hutchinson today sent the Health Department a directive for new procedures in order to comply with the equal protection clause of the Constitution.

Judge threatens to shut down birth certificate system without fix for same-sex parents

John Lynch of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports today on a decision Monday by Circuit Judge Tim Fox that threatens to shut down the state's birth certificate system Jan. 5 unless the state and plaintiffs in a lawsuit work out an agreement to accommodate same-sex parents.
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Arkansas Supreme Court orders gender neutral treatment of parents on birth certificates

As ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court, a fractured Arkansas Supreme Court today ordered that same-sex couples must be treated the same as opposite-sex couples in the issuance of birth certificates.

Rutledge unhappy about Supreme Court decision on gay rights

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge didn't respond warmly to the U.S. Supreme Court's summary dismissal of her argument that it was legal for Arkansas to discriminate against married same-sex couples in issuing marriage licenses.
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Supreme Court orders Arkansas to stop birth certificate discrimination

The U.S. Supreme Court today summarily ordered Arkansas to place both names of same-sex couples on birth certifricates.

Equality watch: Arkansas birth certificate case still hanging

A lawyer for plaintiffs thinks delay is a good sign for the petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Arkansas discrimination against same-sex couples in issuance of birth certificates.
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Gay rights cases still hanging at U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court issued orders this morning and — so far — no word on a couple of pending cases related to equal treatment of gay people, including one from Arkansas.

Supreme Court again delays ruling on Arkansas gay-parent birth certificate case

The U.S. Supreme Court has again held over for further consideration the appeal of an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling denying equal treatment in the issuance of birth certificates to same-sex married couples.
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Still no word on Arkansas birth certificate case

No word again today from the U.S. Supreme Court on the petition for it to review an Arkansas Supreme Court decision denying equal treatment to same-sex couples in the issuance of birth certificates.

Update: Senate committee again rejects birth certificate equity

A Senate committee has again rejected Sen. Joyce Elliott's bill — modeled after a suggestion in court proceedings by the attorney general's office — to provide equal treatment of same-sex married couples in issuance of birth certificates.
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