US EditionKim Davis will appeal to Supreme Court in marriage equality case
- Kim Davis, former Rowan County clerk, plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether the First Amendment protected her refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses in 2015.
- Davis' appeal follows the 6th Circuit Court's refusal to reconsider its March ruling that dismissed her Free Exercise Clause defense and upheld liability for state action.
- The case arose after Davis denied marriage licenses to several same-sex couples, leading to a federal jury ordering her to pay $100,000 in damages and subsequent orders to pay over $260,000 in legal fees.
- Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel called the Supreme Court the next step for justice and said the case highlights why Obergefell v. Hodges threatens religious liberty and should be overturned.
- The appeal could determine whether government officials sued personally can claim First Amendment protections against monetary damages, possibly affecting same-sex marriage rights and their state-level status.
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Davis will appeal to SCOTUS in marriage equality case
Former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis plans to ask the United States Supreme Court to weigh in on whether she was protected by the First Amendment when refusing same-sex marriage licenses a decade ago, her lawyer announced Monday.
Kim Davis will appeal to SCOTUS in marriage equality case • Kentucky Lantern
Kim Davis, then the Rowan county clerk, waved to supporters at a rally outside the Carter County Detention Center on Sept. 8, 2015 in Grayson. Davis was ordered to jail for contempt of court after refusing a federal court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. (Photo by Ty Wright/Getty Images)Former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis plans to ask the United States Supreme Court to weigh in on whether she was protected by the First Amend…
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Kim Davis, who refused to issue gay marriage licenses in Kentucky, loses another appeal
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kim Davis, the former Rowan County clerk who was sued for denying marriage licenses to gay couples a decade ago, has lost yet another appeal.
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