Bourke v. Beshear

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge is weighing whether to allow his order requiring Kentucky to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries or put the issue on hold pending an appeal by Gov. Steve Beshear.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear on Friday asked a federal judge to delay the effective date of his ruling allowing state recognition of same-sex marriages while he appeals the case.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear signed a $100,000 contract with a private law firm from Ashland to represent him in appealing a judge’s decision allowing state recognition of same-sex marriages.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday that the state will hire outside attorneys to appeal a decision granting legal recognition to same-sex couples married in other states and countries after the attorney general announced that he would not pursue the case further.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky’s attorney general says he won’t appeal an order to recognize same-sex marriages from other states and countries and will allow a judge’s order to take effect March 20.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge has issued an order requiring the state of Kentucky to recognize same-sex marriages performed in states where it is legal.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Attorneys for gay couples seeking formal recognition of their out-of-state marriages say a federal judge is expected to sign a final order in the case by the end of the week.

WASHINGTON — The overturning of Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban places the legal fight over same-sex unions increasingly in the hands of federal appeals courts shaped by President Barack Obama’s two election victories.

NORFOLK, Va.- The Virginia Attorney General’s Office wants a federal judge to take note of a recent ruling in Kentucky that said the state must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Kentucky must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, part of an unprecedented barrage of marriage equality lawsuits in states where voters have overwhelmingly opposed recognition of gay and lesbian couples.