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Here's What We Know About The Kentucky Clerk Refusing Marriage Licenses

6:19pm September 02, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Kim Davis, a born-again Christian, has been divorced three times. When she won her seat for Rowan County clerk, she took over from her mother, who held the position for 37 years.

James Yates (left) and William Smith Jr. walk to the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., on Aug. 13 hoping to get a marriage license. They were turned away for a third time Thursday morning.

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Kentucky Clerk's Office Continues To Refuse Marriage Licenses

1:54pm August 27, 2015

by Lauren Hodges

A same-sex couple was denied a license Thursday morning, even after a federal appeals court denied Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis' bid to refuse to issue marriage licenses for religious reasons.

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis as she goes into the U.S. District Court in July with her lawyer. Davis says that issuing same-sex marriage licenses violates her religious beliefs.

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Kentucky Clerk Denies Marriage License To Two Couples, Despite Judge's Order

5:32pm August 13, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Kim Davis, a clerk in Rowan County, has said that issuing the licenses would violate her Christian faith. A federal judge says she must begin issuing licenses.