Ten years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide, the justices this fall will consider for the first time whether to take up a case that explicitly asks them to overturn that decision.

Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for six days in 2015 after refusing to issue marriage licenses to a gay couple on religious grounds, is appealing a $100,000 jury verdict for emotional damages plus $260,000 for attorneys fees.

In a petition for writ of certiorari filed last month, Davis argues First Amendment protection for free exercise of religion immunizes her from personal liability for the denial of marriage licenses.

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    17 days ago

    I truly believe all the hate for the LGBTQ+ community in America is they got caught “accidentally” watching LGBTQ+ poern and now they are trying to prove thier true feelings are not real.

    Also, any conservative with an eye patch didn’t lose it to an “unfortunate” gun incident but a rather a glory hole incident. I went through gun safety as a child, and the 1st , 2nd, and 3rd thing they teach you are to treat all gun as if they are loaded. Don’t assume it’s unloaded. It’s not the John’s fault you thought you for ready.