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The appeal came from Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who repeatedly refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett in her new book described marriage as a ‘fundamental right’ protected by the Constitution.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed without comment a long-shot challenge to the constitutional right to marry for same-sex couples.

The justices turned away an appeal petition from Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who defied the court’s landmark decision in 2015 and repeatedly refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

She appealed after one couple sued and won $100,000 in damages plus attorn

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