SCOTUS Denies Injunction Request From KY Clerk Withholding Gay Marriage Licenses

Well, that settles that.

It was three days ago when Rowan County clerk Kim Davis filed an appeal to the Supreme Court in search of an exemption to Obergefell v. Hodges due to her Christian faith. The court today denied her request for a stay after losing the appeal, and now, Davis must decide by tomorrow whether to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples or risk facing contempt of court charges.

“She’s going to have to think and pray about her decision overnight. She certainly understands the consequences either way,” said Mat Staver, founder Davis’ legal representative firm. “She’ll report to work tomorrow, and face whatever she has to face.”

Davis became a controversial figure in June when she was captured on video denying a gay couple just one day after same-sex marriage was legalized across the country. Four couples have sued her as she resisted the ruling multiple times over the summer, and SCOTUS’s rejection today means that she is out of legal options to refuse.

Davis has previously stated that she had no intention of resigning, even with a ruling against her. If she continues to refuse licenses, a contempt order could carry fines or time in jail.

[h/t Chicago Tribune]
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