Supreme Court Upholds 2015 Ruling For Same-Sex Marriage

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The Supreme Court refused to reconsider its landmark same-sex marriage ruling, leaving former clerk Kim Davis liable for $360,000 in damages. Davis argued her religious rights were violated when she denied licenses, but the court dismissed the appeal without comment.

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00:03The U.S. Supreme Court declined to revisit its 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage,

00:08rejecting an appeal from former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, according to Bloomberg.

00:13Davis, who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples,

00:17was ordered to pay $360,000 in damages and fees to plaintiffs whom she denied marriage licenses

00:23after the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling. The justice's decision leaves intact a jury verdict

00:29that found Davis violated constitutional rights. Davis's legal team argued that the Constitution

00:35does not recognize same-sex marriage and that her religious freedoms were violated,

00:39but the court dismissed her petition without comment. The decision comes amid renewed

00:44conservative efforts to challenge the precedent after the 2022 reversal of Roe v. Wade.

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