Hutchinson to move quickly on appointments for marriage case

Little Rock, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he plans to move quickly to appoint three special justices to hear a case before the state Supreme Court related to a challenge over the ban on same-sex marriage.

Hutchinson told reporters Thursday he didn't have a timeline for appointing the justices to the case surrounding whether Justice Rhonda Wood, who was sworn in in January, can rule on the constitutionality of the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The court last week ruled that a separate case on the matter was needed.

Chief Justice Jim Hannah and Justice Paul Danielson on Thursday recused themselves from the case and accused the rest of the court of unnecessarily delaying the gay marriage appeal. Wood has also recused herself from the newly created case.

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The Gayly – April 9, 2015 @ 11:40am.