Kim Davis Denied Full 6th Cir. Review Over Gay Marriage Licenses

April 28, 2025, 2:59 PM UTC

The full Sixth Circuit won’t take up an appeal by a former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses after the US Supreme Court legalized it in 2015.

The three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit determined that the issues Kim Davis raised in front of the court were “fully considered” by the time it released its decision in March, according to a brief order issued Monday. Additionally, no other judge requested a vote on whether the full court should rehear the case.

  • Davis, who was famously held in contempt and ...

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