Summary
Kim Davis, a former Kentucky court clerk, is asking the Supreme Court to hear her case against same-sex marriage. Davis, who has been divorced multiple times, gained attention for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2015. The Supreme Court has not yet decided whether to take up her case.
Key Facts
- Kim Davis is a former court clerk in Kentucky.
- Davis has been divorced three times and has remarried.
- In 2015, she did not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, citing her religious beliefs.
- The Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015 with the Obergefell v. Hodges decision.
- Davis went to jail briefly in 2015 for contempt of court due to her refusal to issue licenses.
- She is now trying to have the Supreme Court hear her case to challenge the same-sex marriage ruling and a court order that she pay $360,000 in damages.
- The Supreme Court has not yet announced if it will hear Davis' case.
