Kentucky gay marriage News

Couples Sue Kentucky Clerk Denying Gay-Marriage Licenses

Four Kentucky couples are suing a clerk who is refusing to issue gay-marriage licenses – or any marriage licenses at all – following the U.S. Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples have a legal right to marry. The American Civil …

Federal Judge Orders Kentucky to Recognize Out-of-State Gay Marriages

Kentucky was ordered by a federal judge to recognize same-sex marriages made in other states as similar challenges were filed in Louisiana and Missouri, escalating litigation over gay rights in courts nationwide. U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn in Louisville, …

Kentucky Judge Rules Woman Must Testify Against Same-Sex Partner

The same-sex partner of a woman charged with murder must testify against her and isn’t protected by the husband-wife privilege under state law, a Jefferson County judge ruled this week. The case is the first legal test in the state …