Arkansas state Supreme Court responds to request to overturn same-sex marriage ruling

The current Arkansas state Supreme Court justices

At least four counties in Arkansas are currently issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples based on Judge Chris Piazza's ruling late Friday afternoon.

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has requested the state supreme court overturn Judge Chris Piazza's ruling, and the supreme court has responded by giving plaintiffs until noon Tuesday to respond.

The Supreme Court sent this notice to attorneys:

The Supreme Court requests responses to the State Defendants-Appellants’ petition for emergency stay by noon tomorrow, May 13, 2014. A copy of the petition and partial record are attached for your convenience.

Once the response is filed, it's not clear how quickly a ruling could come. The state supreme court normally issues opinions on Thursdays, but in extraordinary cases sometimes issues them immediately.

Some counties are not issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples citing the fact that only six counties were listed as defendants in the original lawsuit. One county that is a defendant — Lonoke — has announced it will not issue licenses until definitive direction from the state government.

At this time, over 100 same-sex couples have been married in Arkansas.

Meanwhile, as the marriages continue across the state, lots of pictures of shiny, happy couples sharing their happiness over their long-awaited nuptials.

Here's Arkansas native son and Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin with one happy couple in Little Rock.

And here's one couple who traveled from Carroll County to Washington County to get married: