Kim Davis violated same-sex couples' rights by refusing marriage licenses, judge says
The legal fight over the former county clerk's decision to refuse two gay couples marriage licenses in 2015 continues. A jury will decide whether she is responsible for their legal fees.
Kim Davis — the former clerk in Kentucky whose refusal to sign marriage certificates for same-sex couples grabbed national headlines in 2015 — violated their constitutional rights, a federal judge found.
The decision leaves open the questionis responsible for the legal fees of the two couples who suedand other monetary damages that have accrued over the nearly seven years of legal back-and-forth.
