In a recent in-depth interview with Vogue, Jennifer Lawrence revealed Kim Davis, the embattled Kentucky county clerk who caused a media firestorm this summer after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, makes her feel "embarrassed" to be from the Bluegrass State.

A defiant county clerk was sent to jail for contempt Thursday after insisting that her "conscience will not allow" her to follow a federal judge's orders to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.

A county clerk in Kentucky will not immediately issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, her lawyer says, despite a federal judge ordering her to do so Wednesday in a case that seeks to reconcile the country's new marriage law and its protections of religious freedom.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal judge has ordered Kentucky's Democratic governor to weigh in on whether altered marriage licenses issued by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis' office are valid.

Justice was served for two same-sex couples after a judge ruled that a former county clerk violated their rights when she refused to grant them marriage licenses. 

Last year, a woman who describes herself as “a Louisville, Kentucky photographer and private photo editor with a heart for Jesus," sued the city over its Fairness Ordinance, which prevented discrimination based on sexuality and gender identity.

A federal judge in Kentucky has struck down the state’s ban on same-sex couples getting licenses and marrying in the state.

Morehead, KY (KCTV) -- A group in Kansas is snagging some attention for calling out the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue gay marriage licenses.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ Reaction from Kentuckians to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Friday to take up the state's gay marriage case, along with cases from several other states:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis has lost another bid to delay issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The Kentucky county clerk who has refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples says she's not a homophobe and has never said anything hateful.

The Kentucky county clerk who has refused to issue marriage licenses because of her religious beliefs will be released from jail, where she's been held since Thursday on a contempt of court charge.

(CNN) -- The Kentucky county clerk who has refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses for religious reasons despite a Supreme Court ruling has been divorced three times, according to court documents.

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Clerk Kim Davis returned to work Monday for the first time since being jailed for disobeying a federal judge and said she was faced with a "seemingly impossible choice" between following her conscience and losing her freedom over denying marriage licenses to gay couples.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin ordered the state to prepare new marriage licenses that do not include the names of county clerks in an attempt to protect the religious beliefs of clerk Kim Davis and other local elected officials.

(WM) Getting a head start on next year’s legislative session, opponents of “conversion therapy” presented their case Aug. 25 to shield Kentucky youngsters from a practice that attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Kentucky's governor will hire outside lawyers to appeal a federal judge's ruling on same-sex marriage, after the state attorney tearfully refused Tuesday to take part in further legal challenges.

A federal judge has ordered Kentucky to pay $70,000 in attorney’s fees to the plaintiffs in a lawsuit that resulted in the recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages.

A federal judge is giving Kentucky more time to officially recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries, saying doing so will allow the law to become settled without causing confusion or granting rights only to have them taken away.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge awarded a team of Kentucky attorneys more than $1 million for their role in the landmark United States Supreme Court case that struck down bans on same-sex marriage.

BEREA, Ky. (AP) -- The Berea City Council has rejected an ordinance that would have banned discrimination based on sexual orientation.

OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) - Officials in Owensboro have decided to put off considering a gay rights ordinance for at least a year.

OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky county clerk may have again defied a federal judge’s order regarding gay-marriage licenses by altering license forms to remove her name, an attorney who represents one of the clerk’s employees told the judge Sept. 18 in a court filing.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, hauled to jail for defying a series of federal court orders and refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, filed a 40-page court document Sept. 24, blaming Kentucky governor Steve Beshear for all her legal woes.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky clerk who found herself at the center of a heated national debate when she refused to license same-sex marriages described herself in an email as a "soldier for Christ."

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis has lost her latest effort to stall issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, one of a fast-growing collection of rejected appeals.

(CNN) -- Lawyers for Kim Davis -- the Kentucky county clerk who spent six days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples -- have filed an appeal to the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals asking to reverse rulings they claimed trampled her religious rights.

RANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Jack Conway has a message for anyone criticizing his decision to not defend Kentucky's gay-marriage ban.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Gay marriage advocates nationwide heralded the ruling striking down deeply conservative Kentucky's ban on same-sex marriage as a significant milestone, though matrimonies won't begin in earnest there anytime soon.

A judge in Kentucky has granted a divorce to a same-sex couple despite the fact the state doesn't recognize gay marriage.