SCOTUS Quietly Rejected Kim Davis’ Appeal Over Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

In a decision welcomed by LGBTQ advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to revisit its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, the landmark decision that made same-sex marriage legal across the nation.

The justices rejected an appeal from Kim Davis , the former Kentucky clerk who became a national figure after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the Obergefell decision. Davis sought to overturn a lower court order requiring her to pay $360,000 in damages and legal fees to a couple she denied a license. The court denied her appeal without comment, effectively leaving the 2015 decision intact.

LGBTQ rights organizations hailed the move as a quiet but significant affirmati

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