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Kentucky: Clerk Denies Same-Sex Marriage Licenses, Defying Court

HeadlineSep 02, 2015

And in Kentucky, a county clerk has continued to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of the Supreme Court. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis stopped issuing all marriage licenses following the landmark Supreme Court decision in June which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. On Monday, the Supreme Court denied Davis’s appeal that the court grant her “asylum for her conscience.” On Tuesday, same-sex couples confronted Davis at her office.

Kim Davis: “We’re not issuing marriage licenses today.”

David Moore: “The Supreme Court denied your stay.”

Kim Davis: “We are not issuing marriage licenses today. So I would…”

David Moore: “Based on what?”

Kim Davis: “I would ask you all to go ahead and leave.”

David Moore: “Why are you not issuing marriage licenses today?”

Kim Davis: “Because I’m not.”

David Moore: “Under whose authority are you not issuing licenses?”

Kim Davis: “Under God’s authority.”

David Moore: “Did God tell you to do this? Did God tell you to treat us like this?”

Kim Davis: “I’ve asked you all to leave. You are interrupting my business.”

County Clerk Kim Davis risks jail time and fines if she continues to refuse to provide marriage licenses.

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