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Additional Plaintiffs were added to the same-sex marriage case in Kentucky on August 16, 2013, along with a second case being filed in the State. Additional links to the stories are as follows: http://equalityontrial.com/2013/07/29/27154kentucky-couple-files-marriage-equality-challenge-in-federal-court/ http://features.rr.com/article/025wf0g7vx0O7 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Kentucky http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/couple-challenges-kentuckys-refusal-to-recognize-their-marriage/discrimination/2013/07/26/71800 http://southern4life.blogspot.com/2013/07/in-kentucky-first-lawsuit-has-been.html http://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2013/07/31/homosexual-couple-married-in-canada-challenge-ky-marriage-law#.UhHudo3D-Uk http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/a48bea8afe6a4a2dab3ea95c6eb40fc6/KY–Same-Sex-Marriage-Kentucky https://soundcloud.com/wfplnews/interview-with-greg-bourke-on   http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023368020    

http://www.weku.fm/post/couple-challenges-kentuckys-ban-same-sex-marriage http://www.citizenlink.com/2013/07/30/same-sex-couple-tries-to-redefine-marriage-in-kentucky/ http://www.journalnow.com/news/nation_world/article_f9336706-f5fe-11e2-9bb1-001a4bcf6878.html http://fairness.org/NewsEvents/IntheNews/FairnessCampaignFocusesonDiscriminationIssues/tabid/1297/Default.aspx http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2013/07/suit-challenges-kentuckys-refusal-to.html http://www.edgelosangeles.com/news/national///147471/ky_couple_challenges_ban_on_same-sex_marriage http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2013/07/courts_kentucky_61.html http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/couple-challenges-kentuckys-refusal-to-recognize-their-marriage/discrimination/2013/07/26/71800 http://reason.com/24-7/2013/07/26/couple-challenges-kentucky-gay-marriage http://www.14news.com/story/22910746/first-federal-lawsuit-filed-challenging-ky-ban-on-same-sex-marriage http://www.edgeonthenet.com/?147471 http://sdgln.com/causes/2013/07/26/couple-challenges-kentucky-law-against-gay-marriage http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/31/marriage-lawsuits-doma_n_3679005.html  

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130726/NEWS01/307260043/Louisville-same-sex-couple-challenges-Kentucky-law-against-gay-marriage http://southfloridagaynews.com/articles/kentucky-couple-challenges-ban-on-same-sex-marriage/126744 http://www.wave3.com/story/22910746/first-federal-lawsuit-filed-challenging-ky-ban-on-same-sex-marriage http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/07/ky-couple-challenges-states-ban-on-same-sex-marriage/ http://thepoliticalfreakshow.us/post/56530474558/breaking-first-federal-suit-filed-against-kentuckys http://www.worldmag.com/2013/07/a_same_sex_marriage_loophole_the_size_of_canada http://www.timesleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?avis=TL&date=20130726&category=news&lopenr=307269899&Ref=AR http://wfpl.org/post/louisville-couple-challenges-kentucky-same-sex-marriage-ban-dont-want-wait-another-20-years http://www.wlwt.com/news/politics/couple-challenges-ky-ban-on-gay-marriage/-/9837768/21177670/-/wj3aayz/-/index.html http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/first-federal-suit-filed-against-kentuckys-same-sex http://www.queerty.com/new-federal-lawsuit-challenges-kentuckys-ban-on-same-sex-marriage-20130726/ http://www.news10.net/news/national/251994/5/Couple-challenges-Kentucky-law-against-gay-marriage http://www.breakingnews.com/item/ahZzfmJyZWFraW5nbmV3cy13d3ctaHJkcg0LEgRTZWVkGMuDvhIM/2013/07/26/1st-federal-lawsuit-filed-against-kentucky-same-se http://www.newschannel5.com/story/22939867/kentucky-couple-challenges-ban-on-same-sex-marriage http://www.nomblog.com/36766  

On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act, which means that the Federal Court will now recognize same-sex marriages. On July 26, 2013, the Fauver Law Offices’ lawyers filed suit in Louisville, Kentucky to have their clients’ same-sex marriage from Canada recognized in Kentucky. On August 16, 2013, the lawsuit … Continue reading Same-sex marriage in Kentucky

http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2013/06/26/2220411/doma-immigration-judge-stops-deportation/ Yesterday, the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which stated that marriage was between a man and a woman. Within 30 minutes of the release of the Supreme Court’s ruling, the ruling was already directly impacting the lives of those legally married same-sex couples.  In an amazingly fast reaction, an … Continue reading Same-sex couples and immigration

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-14/business/39254600_1_car-insurance-14-percent-16-percent We know that most people will get a traffic ticket at some point and that some people will just go ahead and pay the ticket. If they do that, it may end up costing them much more than the ticket states. On top of the court costs and fines, there is most likely going … Continue reading What a traffic ticket will really cost you

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/disabled-newlyweds-forced-live-article-1.1337788 Both of the newlyweds live in a group home due to mentally disabilities but can’t live together as husband and wife due to the rules forbidding them from sharing a room. A federal lawsuit has been filed to allow for a place for them to live together.