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Five Bizarre Ways Kim Davis' Supporters Have Defended Her Lawbreaking
Religious Right activists roundly claimed that they were shocked and stunned that a federal judge held Kim Davis in contempt of court, even though the decision was inevitable as Davis had continued to break the law even after the Supreme Court rejected her appeal. This left many wondering how anyone could be surprised... By Brian Tashman.
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Kim Davis and the Wild Leap of Faith
To all appearances, when Kim Davis, claiming to act “Under God’s authority,” imposed a ban on marriage licenses to gay couples, she was effectively placing herself on a par with Louis XIV – inexcusable, considering her clerkship wasn’t even in Bourbon County. Consequently... By Max Lindenman. -
The legal team behind Kentucky’s defiant clerk
Kim Davis, the small town county clerk who has been jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, has made headlines this week for defying not only two federal judges but the US Supreme Court as well. But who exactly are her lawyers? By Sarah Fowler. -
With Kim Davis In Custody, Conservatives Anoint Her As A Martyr
The decision by a federal judge to put Kim Davis in the custody of U.S. Marshals for repeatedly violating the law has solidified the Kentucky clerk’s status as a Religious Right martyr. Following the court’s ruling, conservative leaders and commentators immediately defended Davis. By Brian Tashman. -
Ky. clerk’s attorney: New marriage licenses ‘not worth the paper they’re written on’
An attorney for jailed Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis said Friday that the marriage licenses issued by her deputies to several same-sex couples are invalid. “They are not worth the paper they’re written on,” Mat Staver said outside the Carter County Detention Center, where Davis is being held... -
Report: Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis Terrorized Staff
A bigot and a tyrant: Anti-gay Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis terrorized her staff and made life miserable for her employees. Kim Davis, the Rowan County clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, terrorized her staff, who wanted to follow the law and issue same-sex marriage licenses...
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