July 13, 2016
The Sixth Circuit on Wednesday agreed to vacate an injunction against Kim Davis, the county clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, who last year rose to national fame for staunchly refusing to issue marriage licenses in protest of same-sex marriage, after both sides agreed a new state law rendered the litigation moot.
July 05, 2016
The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday asked the Sixth Circuit to grant Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis' request to dismiss her appeal in a suit over her refusal to issue marriage licenses in protest of same-sex marriage, agreeing a new law renders the case moot.
June 21, 2016
Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis on Tuesday asked the Sixth Circuit to dismiss her appeal of an injunction requiring her to issue marriage licenses — despite her pleas that issuing licenses to same-sex couples violated her religious freedom — stating a new law solved her dilemma by removing clerks' names from licenses.
April 21, 2016
The Sixth Circuit has freed Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin from litigation brought by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis asking the state to remove her name from marriage licenses in protest of same-sex marriage, finding an executive order doing just that nullified her claims.
December 03, 2015
Under the Eleventh Amendment, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis should not be allowed to sue the governor and state librarian as part of an ongoing battle to fight issuing same sex marriage licenses, the officials have told the Sixth Circuit.
November 09, 2015
Kentucky's governor-elect said Friday that he intends to issue an executive order removing county clerks' names from marriage licenses, following an ongoing debate over whether Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis can refuse to issue licenses in protest of same-sex marriage.
November 06, 2015
The Sixth Circuit on Thursday refused to pause a Kentucky federal judge's orders demanding Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis issue marriage licenses, despite her protests that authorizing same-sex marriage licenses violates her religious freedom
November 04, 2015
The Kentucky county clerk fighting against issuing gay marriage licenses has slammed a Kentucky federal judge, alleging multiple erroneous decisions in a brief to the Sixth Circuit and claiming she shouldn't have been found in contempt of court after being forced to choose between being jailed and following her religion.
September 16, 2015
The Kentucky county clerk fighting against issuing gay marriage licenses faced opposition to her attempts to overturn or forestall court orders on Tuesday, when the Sixth Circuit denied her appeal of a briefing order and plaintiffs fought a related motion to stay.
August 27, 2015
A Kentucky clerk who has refused to hand out any marriage licenses in protest of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide must issue licenses while appealing her case, the Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday.