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On July 26, 2013, we, Dawn Elliot and I(Shannon Fauver), filed the first same-sex marriage case in Kentucky. When we filed, we had not idea that our case would make it to the US Supreme Court and help change the equality movement. When we filed the cases, we had no idea the response we would get as far … Continue reading same-sex marriage in Kentucky over the last two years

Transgender issues in the news the last week   There have been three things that have made the news in the last week that affect transgendered individuals: The first one is the issue of gender identity on one’s driver’s license. As was reported on the news this week, “To change a gender on a license, the … Continue reading Transgender news for the week

For opposite-sex couples, nothing has changed. The same-sex marriage decision does not affect your marriage in any way. For same-sex couples, it will depend on if you are married and when you were married. If you were married before January 1, 2015, you will probably want to re-file your State taxes so that you can file as married. I would … Continue reading After the Supreme Court’s ruling on Bourke v. Beshear

Although we are waiting on one of the biggest decisions regarding Civil Rights since the Voter Right’s Act of 1964, we will not ignore issues that continue to plague our nation. It’s almost surreal to know to we are still discussing race in the year of 2015. In light of the issues that have occurred across the … Continue reading Should Kentucky remove the Jefferson Davis Statute from the Capital building?

North Carolina’s legislators just overruled the Governor’s veto of a Bill that would allow county employees to refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses if it goes against those employees religious views. SB2 allows county Magistrates in North Carolina to refuse to perform civil marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples “ or any other couples “ if it violates their religious beliefs. … Continue reading Is this what we are looking at after North Carolina?

The people in Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia probably thought that they were doing the right thing by retaining an attorney that had a proven track record of winning every Social Security case he touched. Unfortunately for them, as the allegations over years are now surfacing, Attorney Eric Conn man was not winning without a little help from a judge. Then Judge … Continue reading Know who you are hiring! (no attorney can really win all cases)

Following is his obituary. I just want to say that whatever you felt about his rulings, he was fair and followed the law, which is exactly what a judge is supposed to do.   Heyburn, The Honorable John G. II, 66, United States District Judge, whose passion for the rule of law, wisdom, joy and … Continue reading Judge John Heyburn

It has been a week since the Supreme Court heard the cases from Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee on same-sex marriage. We were there with our cases, Bourke v. Beshear and Love v. Beshear. The last two years have been eventful. When we filed this case on July 26, 2013, there is no way for us to have known that … Continue reading 6 days after the Supreme Court