Lawyers for gay couples challenging Arkansas' same-sex marriage ban want a federal judge to drop a stay she imposed while tossing the prohibition last year.
In a court filing Wednesday, the lawyers cite recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions to not grant stays in other states. They say U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker should let Arkansas clerks issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. They're asking Baker to give the state only five days to respond and then rule quickly.
A spokesman for Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge did not have an immediate comment.
Arkansas' Supreme Court is also considering a separate case challenging the same-sex marriage ban approved by voters in 2004.
For a time last May, same-sex marriages were legal in Arkansas and 541 gay couples received licenses.
