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Kim Davis Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Obergefell Marriage Ruling

Davis argues that her court-ordered $360,000 penalty for refusing a same-sex marriage license violates her religious freedom.

Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis speaks during an interview on Fox News Channel's 'The Kelly File' in New York September 23, 2015.
MOREHEAD, KY - SEPTEMBER 2: Kim Davis, the Rowan County Clerk of Courts, listens to Robbie Blankenship and Jesse Cruz as they speak with her at the County Clerks Office on September 2, 2015 in Morehead, Kentucky. Citing a sincere religious objection, Davis, an Apostolic Christian, has refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples in defiance of a Supreme Court ruling. (Photo by Ty Wright/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Davis filed her petition on July 24 seeking Supreme Court review of the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision.
  • She challenges orders to pay $100,000 in damages and $260,000 in attorneys’ fees after denying David Ermold and David Moore a marriage license.
  • Liberty Counsel’s 90-page filing contends that imposing monetary penalties on her infringes her First Amendment right to religious freedom.
  • Lower courts and a Sixth Circuit panel upheld that Davis violated the couple’s constitutional right to marry, and the high court declined review in 2020.
  • Experts note that the 2022 Respect for Marriage Act and broad public support for same-sex marriage make an outright reversal of Obergefell unlikely.