Same-sex couple in Kentucky denied marriage licenses from county clerk awarded $100,000 in damages
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A same-sex couple in Kentucky who were denied marriage licenses by a former county clerk was awarded $100,000 in damages, according to court documents.
The former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was sued by two same-sex couples to whom she refused to grant marriage licenses, claiming it violated her religious beliefs. Her attorney says she will appeal.
The case involves former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis. She refused to issue licenses to same-sex couples in 2015, saying it would violate her beliefs as a conservative Christian.
Two couples sued Kim Davis but only one was awarded damages.