The federal judge has ruled that a former county clerk, who in 2015 refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, must pay $260,000 in fees and expenses to the couple’s attorneys, in addition to the $100,000 in damages awarded by a jury last year.
Kim Davis, the former clerk of Rowan County in north-eastern Kentucky, gained national prominence in 2015 when she refused to comply with the US Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage.
David Ermold and David Moore sued Davis after being repeatedly denied marriage licenses by her or her office. In 2022, Bunning ruled that Davis violated their constitutional rights, and in September 2023, a jury awarded the couple $US148,000 in damages, 9news.com.au reports.
