Kentucky Same Sex Marriage

FILE - In this Friday, June 26, 2015 file photo, people gather in Lafayette Park to see the White House illuminated with rainbow colors in commemoration of the Supreme Court's ruling to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington. President Barack Obama, who was inside, said a few days later, "To see people gathered in the evening outside on a beautiful summer night, and to feel whole and to feel accepted, and to feel that they had a right to love _ that was pretty cool." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Uncovering the strong Kentucky connection to gay marriage legalization

Alan Lytle

In a special edition of WUKY's Saving Stories Nunn Center Director Doug Boyd shares interviews detailing the stories of two Kentucky couples and one lawyer who were part of the legal fight that led to the Supreme Court–and brought marriage equality to the country. The conversations come from the John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary Project archived by Anu Kasarabada and the Nunn Center's Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project. The interviews are also featured in the latest episode of the Nunn Center's "The Wisdom Project" podcast.

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 file photo, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, right, talks with David Moore following her office's refusal to issue marriage licenses at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky. Although her appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was denied, Davis still refuses to issue marriage licenses. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Judge rules former clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses must pay $260,000 in fees, costs

Associated Press

Former county clerk Kim Davis, who refused to issue marriage licenses in Kentucky to same-sex couples, must pay a total of $260,104 in fees and expenses to attorneys who represented one couple, according to a federal judge's ruling.

Gay Man Denied Marriage License Hopes To Unseat County Clerk

David Ermold will return to the Rowan County courthouse Wednesday, nearly two years after Clerk Kim Davis refused to give him a marriage license because…

UK Initiative Honors Judge Who Played A Pivotal Role In Same-Sex Marriage Debate

Josh James

A new judicial initiative at the University of Kentucky will bear the name of the judge who reversed the state’s same-sex marriage ban. The John G.…

Marriage License Standoff Continues In Rowan County

The latest on a county clerk in Kentucky who has repeatedly refused to issue marriage licenses.11:20 a.m.As hundreds of protesters gathered at the…

Standoff Over Gay Marriage Licenses Wears On, Despite Ruling

A familiar scene repeated itself at a Kentucky courthouse: a gay couple marched into the clerk's office and requested a marriage license. But Rowan County…

Embattled Rowan County Clerk Looks To Supreme Court

A Kentucky clerk embroiled in a legal fight over the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples says she will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to…

Appeals Court Sides Against Rowan County Clerk, Davis Defiant (Updated)

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling ordering a Kentucky county clerk to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis…

Report: Kentucky's Failed Marriage Fight Could Be Costly

Josh James

Kentucky’s legal costs for defending its same-sex marriage ban all the way to the Supreme Court could be in the millions. With a decisive high court…

Rowan County Clerk Granted Stay While She Appeals Case

A Kentucky county clerk who objects to same-sex marriage will not have to issue marriage licenses while she takes her case to a federal appeals court.…