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Index Miller v. Davis

Miller v. Davis is a federal lawsuit in the United States regarding the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 34 relations: American Civil Liberties Union, Ashland, Kentucky, Bernice B. Donald, Carter County, Kentucky, CNN, Contempt of court, Courier Journal, Damon Keith, David Bunning, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Governor of Kentucky, Grayson, Kentucky, Homosexuality, HuffPost, Impeachment in the United States, John M. Rogers, Kentucky General Assembly, Kim Davis, Matt Bevin, Morehead, Kentucky, MSN, NPR, Obergefell v. Hodges, Rowan County, Kentucky, Slate (magazine), Steve Beshear, Supreme Court of the United States, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States district court, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, United States Marshals Service, WSAZ-TV.

  2. LGBT history in Kentucky
  3. Legal history of Kentucky
  4. Marriage in Kentucky
  5. United States same-sex marriage case law

American Civil Liberties Union

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit human rights organization founded in 1920.

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Ashland, Kentucky

Ashland is a home rule-class city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States.

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Bernice B. Donald

Bernice Bouie Donald (born September 17, 1951) is an American lawyer and former federal judge.

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Carter County, Kentucky

Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.

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Contempt of court

Contempt of court, often referred to simply as "contempt", is the crime of being disobedient to or disrespectful toward a court of law and its officers in the form of behavior that opposes or defies the authority, justice, and dignity of the court.

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Courier Journal

The Courier Journal, also known as the Louisville Courier Journal (and informally The C-J or The Courier), and called The Courier-Journal between November 8, 1868, and October 29, 2017, is a daily newspaper published in Louisville, Kentucky and owned by Gannett, which bills it as "Part of the ''USA Today'' Network".

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Damon Keith

Damon Jerome Keith (July 4, 1922 – April 28, 2019) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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David Bunning

David Louis Bunning (born July 14, 1966) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

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First Amendment to the United States Constitution

The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents the government from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.

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Governor of Kentucky

The governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of government in Kentucky.

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Grayson, Kentucky

Grayson is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Carter County, Kentucky, United States, on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 64 in the state's northeastern region.

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Homosexuality

Homosexuality is sexual attraction, romantic attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.

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HuffPost

HuffPost (The Huffington Post until 2017; often abbreviated as HuffPo) is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions.

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Impeachment in the United States

In the United States, impeachment is the process by which a legislature may bring charges against an officeholder for misconduct alleged to have been committed with a penalty of removal.

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John M. Rogers

John Marshall Rogers (born June 26, 1948) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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Kentucky General Assembly

The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Kim Davis

Kimberly Jean Davis (née Bailey; born September 17, 1965) is an American former county clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky, who gained international attention in August 2015 when she defied a U.S. federal court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Miller v. Davis and Kim Davis are 2015 in LGBT history.

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Matt Bevin

Matthew Griswold Bevin (born January 9, 1967) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 62nd governor of Kentucky from 2015 to 2019.

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Morehead, Kentucky

Morehead is a home rule-class city located along US 60 (the historic Midland Trail) and Interstate 64 in Rowan County, Kentucky, in the United States.

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MSN

MSN (meaning Microsoft Network) is an American web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995, alongside the release of Windows 95.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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Obergefell v. Hodges

Obergefell v. Hodges,, is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. Miller v. Davis and Obergefell v. Hodges are 2015 in LGBT history, 2015 in United States case law and United States same-sex marriage case law.

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Rowan County, Kentucky

Rowan County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky, in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield region.

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Slate (magazine)

Slate is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States.

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Steve Beshear

Steven Lynn Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in case citations, 6th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts.

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United States district court

The United States district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary.

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (in case citations, E.D. Ky.) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises approximately the Eastern half of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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United States Marshals Service

The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States.

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WSAZ-TV

WSAZ-TV (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Huntington, West Virginia, United States, affiliated with NBC.

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See also

LGBT history in Kentucky

Legal history of Kentucky

Marriage in Kentucky

United States same-sex marriage case law

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_v._Davis

Also known as Miller vs. Davis.