US Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Rights (Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

The US Supreme Court declined to reconsider its 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage, turning away an appeal by a former Kentucky county clerk who was ordered to pay $360,000 for defying the ruling.

The justices without comment left intact a jury finding against Kim Davis, who drew national attention by halting all marriage licenses in Rowan County after the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.

Although the appeal was a longshot, it drew attention because the Supreme Court has shifted to the right since the 5-4 Obergefell decision. Three members of the 2015 majority are no longer on the court, and two of those were re

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