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Kentucky Clerk Suing Governor For Making Her Give Gay Couples Marriage Licenses

This coming on the heels of a recently-filed lawsuit by the ACLU against her.

Rowan County clerk Kim Davis is suing Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, blaming the governor for instructing all 120 of the state's county clerks to comply with the Supreme Court decision to legalize same sex marriage nationwide.

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The lawsuit states, "The Commonwealth of Kentucky, acting through Governor Beshear, has deprived Davis of her religious-conscience rights guaranteed by the United States and Kentucky constitutions and laws, by insisting that Davis issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples contrary to her conscience, based on her sincerely held religious beliefs."

This on the heels of the ACLU's recently-filed lawsuit against Davis, who herself refused to issue marriage licenses on account of it "violating [her] religious views." (Four of the couples, two of which are same-sex, have since sued her.)

The lawsuit filed by the international non-profit conservative firm Liberty Counsel on behalf of Ms. Davis states that Governor Beshear (pictured above) should be liable for the couples' claims against Davis and accommodate her faith.

Governor Beshear's office had no comment on Davis' lawsuit as it is pending litigation.

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