Rowan County clerk asks Supreme Court to shield her from issuing same-sex marriage licenses [View all]

Source: Kentucky.com, Lexington Herald-Leader

By John Cheves
jcheves@herald-leader.com
August 28, 2015 Updated 34 minutes ago
2015-08-28 T19:30:06Z

Two months after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis wants the nation's high court to shield her from issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.

On Friday, Davis filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court asking for a stay of a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge David Bunning that ordered her to resume issuing marriage licenses.

Davis, who says she has a religious objection to authorizing the marriage of same-sex couples, has refused to issue marriage licenses to anyone since the Supreme Court's decision on June 26. A half-dozen Rowan County couples are suing her.
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Davis' application was made to Associate Justice Elena Kagan, who oversees the 6th Circuit, including Kentucky. Kagan, appointed to the court in 2010 by President Barack Obama, was one of the five justices to vote with the majority legalizing same-sex marriage this summer.


Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2015/08/28/4009810_rowan-county-clerk-asks-supreme.html

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Hat tip, Joe.My.God: KENTUCKY: Anti-Gay County Clerk Kim Davis Demands Extension On Temporary Stay Due To Dissolve On Monday

Additional special hat tip to DUer DonViejo for his extensive coverage of this story.

And to answer the question "why don't they just fire her?" it's Because she was elected.