The Supreme Court has denied a petition from former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who sought to challenge the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage. The court's decision, announced on Monday, did not include an explanation. Davis gained notoriety in 2015 when she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, citing her religious beliefs. This defiance led to her being jailed for six days. A jury later awarded $100,000 in damages to the couples she denied licenses, along with $260,000 in attorney fees. In her petition filed in August, Davis argued that her First Amendment rights protected her from personal liability for refusing to issue marriage licenses. She also described the Obergefell ruling as "legal fiction," claiming it was not grounded in the Constitution. Lower courts had previously dismissed her claims, and legal experts viewed her appeal as unlikely to succeed. The Supreme Court's denial means that the lower court's ruling stands. Davis' appeal comes amid ongoing efforts by some conservative groups to challenge the legal status of same-sex marriage and allow states to set their own marriage policies. David Moore and David Ermold, the couple who sued Davis, expressed satisfaction with the court's decision. They stated that Obergefell "was correctly decided, and there is no need to revisit it." This story is developing, and updates will be provided as more information becomes available.