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As 'A Matter Of Conscience,' A Kentucky Judge Refuses To Hear Adoption Cases Involving Gay Parents
Two years after a Kentucky county clerk stirred national attention for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a family court judge in the same state announced he will no longer hear adoption cases involving gay parents, calling his stance on the issue "a matter of conscience."
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Pope Francis's Meeting With Kentucky Clerk Divides Public After US Visit
A Kentucky county clerk who had been jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples secretly met Pope Francis in a move that disappointed many liberal Catholics and encouraged officials who support her stance.
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Pope Francis Met Secretly in United States With Anti-Gay Marriage County Clerk: Report
Pope Francis met secretly while in the United States with a Kentucky county clerk who defied a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing her lawyer.
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Kentucky Clerk in Gay Marriage Dispute Switches To Republican Party
A county clerk in Kentucky who was briefly jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said on Friday that she and her family have switched to the Republican Party because the Democrats no longer represented them.
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Kentucky Town's Brush With Gay Marriage Spotlight Stirs Tensions
The calm that returned to Morehead, Kentucky - home to the county clerk who had refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples - could be short-lived when Kim Davis returns to work on Monday, along with crowds of demonstrators and the media.
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US Clerk Jailed for Blocking Gay Marriage to Be Released
The US clerk who was sent to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples was ordered released Tuesday, with a judge saying her county in Kentucky is now complying with the law.
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Kentucky Clerk Who Refused Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Starts New Appeal
The lawyer for a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses said his team filed on Sunday a notice of appeal over a contempt ruling that landed her in jail.
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Kentucky Clerk's Office Ends Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Deputies of a county clerk in rural Kentucky issued marriage licenses to four gay couples on Friday after she defied a U.S. district judge's orders for months because as a Christian she opposes same-sex unions.
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Kentucky Clerk Jailed for Denying Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
A county clerk in Kentucky who refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on religious grounds was held in contempt of court by a U.S. federal judge on Thursday and sent to jail.
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As 'A Matter Of Conscience,' A Kentucky Judge Refuses To Hear Adoption Cases Involving Gay Parents
Two years after a Kentucky county clerk stirred national attention for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a family court judge in the same state announced he will no longer hear adoption cases involving gay parents, calling his stance on the issue "a matter of conscience."
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Pope Francis's Meeting With Kentucky Clerk Divides Public After US Visit
A Kentucky county clerk who had been jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples secretly met Pope Francis in a move that disappointed many liberal Catholics and encouraged officials who support her stance.
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Pope Francis Met Secretly in United States With Anti-Gay Marriage County Clerk: Report
Pope Francis met secretly while in the United States with a Kentucky county clerk who defied a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing her lawyer.
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Kentucky Clerk in Gay Marriage Dispute Switches To Republican Party
A county clerk in Kentucky who was briefly jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said on Friday that she and her family have switched to the Republican Party because the Democrats no longer represented them.
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Kentucky Town's Brush With Gay Marriage Spotlight Stirs Tensions
The calm that returned to Morehead, Kentucky - home to the county clerk who had refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples - could be short-lived when Kim Davis returns to work on Monday, along with crowds of demonstrators and the media.
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US Clerk Jailed for Blocking Gay Marriage to Be Released
The US clerk who was sent to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples was ordered released Tuesday, with a judge saying her county in Kentucky is now complying with the law.
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Kentucky Clerk Who Refused Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Starts New Appeal
The lawyer for a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses said his team filed on Sunday a notice of appeal over a contempt ruling that landed her in jail.
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Kentucky Clerk's Office Ends Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Deputies of a county clerk in rural Kentucky issued marriage licenses to four gay couples on Friday after she defied a U.S. district judge's orders for months because as a Christian she opposes same-sex unions.
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Kentucky Clerk Jailed for Denying Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
A county clerk in Kentucky who refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on religious grounds was held in contempt of court by a U.S. federal judge on Thursday and sent to jail.
