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Judge jails Kentucky clerk for refusing marriage licenses

September 3, 2015 · 1:29 PM EDT · Updated January 16, 2025 12:00 AM · 2 min read read

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.

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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