By Alia Beard Rau and Mary Jo Pitzl The Arizona
Arizona same-sex couples can begin marrying immediately, after Attorney General Tom Horne announced this morning he will not appeal the court ruling striking down Arizona’s marriage restriction.
Horne said legal ethics dictated he drop any appeal of the 9th Circuit court’s ruling.
Horne has issued a letter instructing county clerks to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples immediately.