Clerk Kim Davis
Contempt ruling upheld against Kentucky clerk
By RNS staff — July 14, 2016
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to vacate a contempt ruling that sent a Kentucky county clerk to jail last September after she refused to issue marriage licenses for gay couples.
Kim Davis’ indefensible position puts traditionalists on the spot (COMMENTARY)
By Jacob Lupfer — September 11, 2015
(RNS) Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has hindered the public debate about religious liberty for traditionalist believers at a time when it needs serious arguments, not circus-tent theatrics.
On rites and rights: I performed my first gay wedding (COMMENTARY)
By Terry Byrne — September 10, 2015
I’m not a Christian. But one of the grooms I married was raised Catholic, so I spent weeks thinking about how to weave God’s word into the ceremony.
With Ky. clerk in jail, gay couple receives marriage license
By Mike Wynn — September 4, 2015
MOREHEAD, Ky. — William Smith and James Yates obtained a license from Deputy Clerk Brian Mason on Friday morning. As they exited the courthouse, they were greeted by supporters chanting "love has won."
Ky. clerk’s office will issue marriage licenses Friday — without the clerk
By Mike Wynn — September 3, 2015
ASHLAND, Ky. -- But Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, whom U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning has placed in the custody of U.S. marshals, said she will not authorize any of her employees to issue licenses in her absence.
Lawyers for Ky. clerk seek new way to block marriage licenses
By Andrew Wolfson — September 2, 2015
MOREHEAD, Ky. — Lawyers filed an emergency motion to stop enforcement of an order requiring county clerks to issue marriage licenses to gay couples while Kim Davis' case is on appeal.
Clerk Kim Davis cites God, crowd jeers gay couple (UPDATE)
By Mike Wynn — September 1, 2015
MOREHEAD, Ky. — Defying the Supreme Court, county clerk says she was acting under "God's authority" while continuing to deny marriage licenses to gay couples.
Judge: Ky. clerk must issue marriage licenses for gay couples
By Mike Wynn — August 13, 2015
LOUISVILLE -- Although a federal judge ruled Wednesday that a county clerk's religious convictions had no bearing on her 'purely legal' task, a same sex couple said the clerk's office still denied them a license on Thursday.
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