FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Morgan Miller, ACLU of Mississippi, 769-447-6678; mmiller@aclu-ms.org
JACKSON, Miss – Today, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood issued new guidance to Circuit Clerks in Mississippi regarding marriage licenses for same-sex couples. The following is a response from American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi Executive Director Jennifer Riley-Collins:
“We are pleased with today’s guidance to the Circuit Clerks issued by Attorney General Hood. Clerks across the state have started allowing same-sex couples to marry without waiting for further order from the courts. We hope that couples across the state will encounter no more roadblocks to equality. Circuit Clerks and all other governmental officials who have sworn an oath to follow the Constitution should move swiftly to comply with the law of the land. If there are any issues the ACLU of Mississippi remains committed to standing in defense of marriage equality across the state.
“If any couple encounters an issue please contact our office at 601-354-3408.”
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