WASHINGTON (LOOTPRESS) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to reconsider its landmark 2015 ruling that established a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, rejecting a request from former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis.

Davis, who served as the Rowan County clerk, gained national attention for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. That decision held that the 14th Amendment guarantees the right to marry for same-sex couples.

Shortly after the ruling, then-Gov. Steve Beshear instructed all Kentucky county clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Davis refused, citing her religious belief that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. Her refusal led Kentucky to eventually r

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