US EditionFormer Kentucky Clerk Urges Supreme Court to Reconsider Same-Sex Marriage in Religious Liberty Case
KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES, AUG 12 – Kim Davis challenges the 2015 ruling on religious grounds, appealing damages of $360,000; Gallup finds 70% of Americans support same-sex marriage despite political shifts.
- The U.S. Supreme Court faces a decision in the coming months on Kim Davis’s petition urging reversal of Obergefell v. Hodges.
- Her filing asserts Davis argues her actions are protected by the First Amendment’s free exercise clause and that Obergefell v. Hodges was `egregiously wrong`.
- Lower courts have rejected Davis’s defense, and attorneys for David Ermold and David Moore said they are confident the Supreme Court will decline review.
- If granted review, oral arguments could take place next spring with a decision by June 2026, and existing marriages remain valid under the 2022 Respect for Marriage Act.
- Amid efforts in at least nine states to restrict LGBTQ+ marriage rights, the Court's decision could shift the issue back to the states.
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Ex-Kentucky Clerk petitions Supreme Court to overturn 2015 same-sex marriage ruling
KENTUCKY (WOWK/WDKY) - A former Kentucky county clerk is seeking to have the U.S. Supreme Court overturn its 2015 ruling on same-sex marriages. Kim Davis, former Rowan County clerk, has filed a "petition for writ of certiorari" to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to not only have the 2015 ruling of Obergefell v. Hodges overturned, but also the lawsuit filed against her for refusing couples marriage licenses. The petition Davis. v.…
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