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.
November 11, 2015
Conservative group Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund on Monday told the Sixth Circuit that forcing Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis to issue same-sex marriage licenses would violate her religious freedom, and urged the court to let Davis continue a policy of not issuing any marriage licenses.
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.