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Defiant county clerk in Kentucky ordered to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Kentucky’s anti-gay Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis had a bad day in court Wednesday (12 August).
US District Judge David Bunning ruled that Davis’ personal religious beliefs do not exempt her from from performing the duties of her public office.
That includes issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the US Supreme Court’s ruling on 26 June that made same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states.
Bunning wrote in his ruling that Davis ‘is refusing to recognize the legal force of US Supreme Court jurisprudence in performing her duties.’
Davis, who has been married four times, was sued by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of four couples – two straight and two gay. She has refused to provide marriage licenses to any couple – same-sex or opposite sex – since the Supreme Court ruling.
‘Government officials have a duty to impartially administer the law. When a law is updated, they cannot refuse to provide essential public services simply because they object, for personal religious reasons,’ said Michael Aldridge, executive director of the ACLU of Kentucky.
ACLU of Kentucky Cooperating Attorney Dan Canon added: ‘The ruling represents a total victory for our clients.’
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