The attorneys who defeated Tennessee’s ban on gay marriage say the state owes them more than $2.3 million for their time on the case. Court filings show the 19 attorneys who worked on the case clocked 5,974 hours. Given their…
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Blount County Begs God for Forgiveness
They say it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Tonight, a Tennessee county wants to do just that. The Blount County Commission has a full agenda planned at its meeting tonight: Deal with budget issues. Restructure committees. Approve a…
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How Many TN Pastors Will Be Jailed?
Five of six deputies in the office of a Kentucky county clerk jailed Thursday for her refusal to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court allowed gays to wed say they will process the paperwork starting Friday. But Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis,…
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State Rep Acts to Protect Christian Ministers
A Tennessee state representative is co-sponsoring a bill designed to protect clergy from being forced to marry same-sex couples. Since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage last month, county clerks have been busy. So have some Tennessee lawmakers. “I’ll just…
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Maury County Joins List of Those Refusing to Do Marriages
A Columbia couple was set to get married on Monday at the Maury County Clerk’s office. The invitations had already been sent out and the couple had called several times to confirm the date. “We were supposed to have our…
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Gay Marriage Lands With a Thud in Nashville
Record numbers came out for the Nashville Pride Festival held just one day after the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic same-sex marriage ruling. The event has been on the calendar for months, but the timing couldn’t have been more perfect. The…
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Gay Marriage Now Legal in TN
The Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States, a historic culmination of two decades of litigation over gay marriage and gay rights generally. Gay and lesbian couples already could marry…
Read MoreTN Central Player in SCOTUS Gay Marriage Ruling
A pivotal case concerning gay rights will be heard this week at the U.S. Supreme Court, and Tennessee will play a central role. On Tuesday, the court will hear Obergefell v. Hodges, in which four states will defend their bans…
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