Kim Davis is ordered to pay $100,000 to same-sex couple she denied marriage license

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel she was a public servant...
..."Updated September 14, 2023 at 2:35 PM ET

A federal jury has awarded $100,000 to a same-sex couple who sued a former county clerk in Kentucky who refused to issue them a marriage license, claiming that doing so would violate her religious beliefs.

Kim Davis, the former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was sued by two same-sex couples to whom she refused to grant marriage licenses. The district court found Davis personally liable in both cases, but only awarded damages in one.

In the case Ermold v. Davis, the jury awarded $50,000 to each of the plaintiffs, David Ermold and David Moore, according to attorneys for Davis. No damages were awarded in the case Yates v. Davis.

A federal judge ruled last year that Davis had violated the plaintiffs' constitutional rights.

Ermold and Moore's co-counsel, Joe Buckles, told NPR he was "thrilled" and that his clients were "completely vindicated" by the jury's verdict.

"The Supreme Court says that my clients have a constitutional right to marry under the 14th Amendment," said Buckles. "But this case isn't really about [Davis's] religion. The case isn't really about our clients' right to marry. The case is about a government official that just refused to do her job. It's a pretty simple case."

Damages of $50,000 each for Ermold and Moore was the full amount his clients requested, Buckles said."...

She allowed her religious beliefs to interfere with her professional life.

Believe as you wish, but do your damn job!

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