Kim Davis

September 2015

September 👉 “Remember Kim Davis? The Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in 2015?”

💥 Federal courts ordered her to comply. Despite an emergency stay request, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene, and lower courts also denied her appeals.
“She went to jail for contempt of court… but that was just the beginning.”

⚖️ “Upon returning, Davis instructed her deputies to use modified marriage licenses that omitted her name and any office reference."

⏳ “By 2016, her case was dismissed as moot… but not her troubles.”

💸 “A jury later ordered her to pay nearly $360,000 in damages and legal fees to the couples she denied.”

🚨 “Fast forward to March 2025: The Sixth Circuit upheld that verdict, saying her actions violated constitutional rights.”

🔥 “And now? August 2025—Davis is back, asking the Supreme Court to throw out Obergefell v. Hodges entirely… the landmark ruling that made same-sex marriage legal nationwide.”

🌈 “LGBTQ advocates believe that overturning Obergefell could roll back civil rights.”

✝️ “For her supporters, it’s a battle for religious liberty.”

❓ “So… will the Supreme Court revisit the gay marriage, or let the 2015 ruling stand?”