Gay marriage: Alaska, Arizona couples win fight

Supporters rally outside of the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Sioux Falls, S.D., Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. A federal judge heard arguments Friday on South Dakota's request to throw out a lawsuit challenging its ban on gay marriage but will file her decision later. (AP Photo/The Argus Leader, Jay Pickthorn) NO SALES Supporters rally outside of the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Sioux Falls, S.D., Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. A federal judge heard arguments Friday on South Dakota's request to throw out a lawsuit challenging its ban on gay marriage but will file her decision later. (AP Photo/The Argus Leader, Jay Pickthorn) NO SALES

By Associated Press October 17, 2014 4 min read

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Gay couples won the right to wed in Alaska and Arizona on Friday, after separate court decisions ended bans in those states.

The rulings bookend two weeks of legal wrangling, triggered by a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week that effectively legalized gay marriage in more than two dozen states. The list of holdouts has become smaller and smaller, after a series of rulings, many involving the federal appeals court for the West, brought down marriage bans.

After the recent decisions, gay couples have the right to marry in more than 30 states.

Here are some recent developments:

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