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Kentucky clerk Kim Davis to be released from jail

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — After five days behind bars, county clerk Kim Davis was ordered released from jail Tuesday by the judge who locked her up for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. U.S. District Judge David Bunning lifted the contempt order but directed Davis not to interfere

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Judge jails Kentucky clerk for refusing marriage licenses

Written by Adam Beam ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge ordered a defiant county clerk to jail for contempt Thursday after she insisted that it would violate her conscience to follow court orders to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.

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Attorney General Healey pushes for new fentanyl trafficking crime

Written by Andy Metzger The state's top law enforcement officer proposed legislation Monday that would create a new crime of trafficking in fentanyl, an extremely potent opiate with a high that matches heroin.