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In 2015, after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages nationwide, a county clerk in Kentucky famously refused to issue a marriage license to two men, launching a decade-long legal battle that has now landed at the steps of the nation’s high court.
Kim Davis still owes David Ermold and David Moore more than $300,000 after she lost a lawsuit accusing her of violating their constitutional rights for refusing to approve their marriage license. Davis appealed, claiming she was immune from personal liability as a government official, and lost.
She is now turning to the justices to bail her out — and hoping to take down the landmark decision in Obergefell v Hodges with her.
The justices will consider whether to hear her challenge in their private conference Friday, among thousands of
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