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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 10, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling guaranteeing same-sex marriage nationwide, The Hill reports. Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis asked the justices to overrule the decision after a jury awarded damages to a couple she refused to marry. In a brief order, the court declined to hear Davis’s appeal. No dissents were noted. Davis drew national attention for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on religious grounds, and she was jailed for five days before the couple obtained their license. Kentucky later passed a law allowing clerks to omit their signatures from marriage certificates. The couple she refused to serve filed suit for emotional damages and attorneys fees. After a jury found for the couple, Davis challenged the award, arguing she had a private First Amendment religious defense. Her appeal to the Supreme Court also included an outright challenge to the Obergefell decision.