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Kim Davis Asks Court To Dismiss Lawsuit Against Her In Light of New Law

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis makes a statement to the media at the front door of the Rowan County Judicial Center in Morehead, Ky., Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. Davis announced that her office will issue marriage licenses... Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis makes a statement to the media at the front door of the Rowan County Judicial Center in Morehead, Ky., Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. Davis announced that her office will issue marriage licenses under order of a federal judge, but they will not have her name or office listed. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) MORE LESS
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky clerk who spent five days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples has asked a federal appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit against her because of a new state law that will take effect next month.

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis stopped issuing marriage licenses after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling effectively legalized gay marriage last year. Two gay couples and two straight couples sued her. A federal judge ordered her to issue the licenses, but she refused and went to jail.

The state legislature approved a new law in April removing the county clerks’ names and authorizations from state marriage licenses. Davis said the law accommodates her religious beliefs and makes the lawsuit against her unnecessary.

A hearing was set for next month.

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  1. A Kentucky clerk who spent five days in jail for refusing to issue
    marriage licenses to same-sex couples has asked a federal appeals court
    to dismiss a lawsuit against her because of a new state law that will
    take effect next month.

    So, she wants a get virtual out of jail free card…because a state law was passed to supersede a federal appeals court. I’m no lawyer but I don’t really think it works that way.

    Anyone that wants to correct me, please do.

  2. Don’t worry

    a better excuse is coming soon…

  3. “Your honor, it’s true I hit the defendant’s car, but there’s a law coming next month making rear-view cameras mandatory, and since his car didn’t have that camera, I’m not guilty.”

  4. Avatar for wwss wwss says:

    a minor point, if you’ve been paying attention, but the article fails to mention the specifics of the lawsuit brought against her … details do matter sometimes.

  5. Why isn’t she pleading her case to Jesus to deliver her from these worldly proceedings?

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