Kentucky to pay $1.1 million to lawyers in gay marriage case

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Source: AP

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.

The state will have to pick up the $1.1 million tab.

In 2014, U.S. District Judge John Heyburn ruled the state's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional.

Attorney General Jack Conway refused to appeal, announcing that he believed the ban was discriminatory and destined to fail in the federal appeals courts. But former Gov. Steve Beshear hired outside attorneys to continue defending the ban "so all Kentuckians will have finality and understanding of what the law is." He signed a $260,000 contract with that firm, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.


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[JudyM]

1. Kentuckians couldn't have had better use of that money, eh, governor?

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2. Just as most of us said, the taxpayers end up taking the brunt of it.

Just like settlements for bad cops; more tax money pissed away

[blackspade]

3. Beshear should pay this personally, the fucking idiot.

[davidpdx]

4. It sounds like there needs to be a line in the budget for stupidity

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5. now if they would do this for abortion rights