The state orders its agencies to comply immediately .
October 17 : U.S. District Judge John Sedwick rules that Arizona 's ban on same - sex marriage is unconstitutional in Connolly v. Jeanes .
The state orders U.S. 's agencies to comply immediately .
October 17 : U.S. District Judge John Sedwick rules that Arizona 's ban on same - sex marriage is unconstitutional in Connolly v. Jeanes .