Alaska Constitution was amended to read as follows: Marriage. To be valid or recognized in this State, a marriage may exist only between one man and one woman. Subsequently, in light of the amendment, the Alaska Superior Court dismissed the Brause lawsuit and rendered the previous rulings moot. Federal question Although the arguments in Brause for full legal recognition of same-sex marriage were effectively mooted by the constitutional amendment, the plaintiffs alternatively argued that principles of equality demanded that same-sex couples be accorded the rights and benefits of marriage, even if marital status itself were to describe only different-sex couples. However, the Alaska Supreme Court dismissed the case on procedural grounds, determining that the plaintiffs had failed to present an actual controversy. In October 2014, in the case of Hamby v. Parnell, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess found Alaska’s constitutional amendment limiting marriage to one man and one woman unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court ultimately denied review of the case, allowing marriages to proceed pending further guidance from the 9th Circuit. The state was also denied a larger, 11-judge en banc review of the case.Governor Bill Walker's attorney general, Craig Richards, asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to put the matter on hold in January 2015, pending the Supreme Court decision on the matter. See also Same-sex marriage in the United States Same-sex marriage in Alaska Defense of Marriage Act LGBT rights in Alaska Alaska Civil Liberties Union v. Alaska, an Alaska Supreme Court case holding that the ballot initiative did not foreclose state equal protection claims brought on behalf of same-sex couples. References External links Full Alaska 1998 Official Election Pamphlet Full Text of the Final Ruling in Brause v. Alaska 1998 in LGBT history 1998 Alaska elections 1998 ballot measures Alaska ballot measures LGBT in Alaska U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions Same-sex marriage ballot measures in the United States