No same-sex couples have legally married in Letcher county because the state constitution of Kentucky has been amended to prohibit same-sex marriage. On July 1, 2014, however, a United States District Judge ruled that Kentucky's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. No same-sex couples were able to marry because a temporary stay was put in place pending appeal. On August 6, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit will hear oral arguments in the consolidated appeal of four states whose bans on same-sex marriage have been struck down: Kentucky (two cases), Ohio (two cases), Michigan and Tennessee. Soon afterward, the court will decide whether same-sex couples can begin marrying in those states.
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