The supreme court has dismissed the case of Kentucky clerk Kim Davis as she sought “asylum for her conscience.”
Which means Davis wanted to guarantee herself protection against legislation that requires her to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Davis’ landmark case serves as the first religious objection to the legislation which has now found its way to the highest courts. Davis has been through most of the lower courts throughout Kentucky to find someone that will grant her exemption.
In addition to her own legal actions taken against the law, and according to Reuters, Davis is being sued by multiple couples because “[r]ather than comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in June legalizing same-sex matrimony nationwide, Davis has refused since then to approve marriage licenses for any couples at all.”
Which as we know is in direct violation of the law passed down two months ago. But despite her misdoings, Davis and her lawyers still maintain that granting marriage licenses would be a “searing act of validation [that] would forever echo in her conscience.”
But the good news is that the Supreme Court’s ruling upheld this declaration made by a panel last week.
While this may just be a start to get those to abide by the U.S Constitution, it’s still progress to allow everyone to live happily and equally.
To read more check out this letter to Kim Davis
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