Supreme Court Justices Say They Will Stay On Gay Marriage Amendment Case
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Two Arkansas Supreme Court justices say they
will remain on the bench to hear a challenge to a proposed
constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriages.
On Tuesday, the Arkansas Marriage Amendment Committee, which
backs the proposal, alleged Justices Robert L. Brown and Anabelle
Clinton Imber have potential conflicts of interests.
The justices, without explanation, on Thursday said they would
not step down from hearing arguments in a lawsuit that seeks to
knock the proposal off the November second ballot.
Martha Adcock, an attorney for the committee, said she is
confident the justices would be impartial. Had the justices stepped
down, Governor Mike Huckabee would have named replacements to hear
the case. Huckabee backs the amendment.
