This is Al Jazeera America life, i am tony harris. A federal judge just sent a kentucky clerk to jail. Kim davis was found in contempt of court today and the judge said she will remain locked up until she complies with his order. The clerk has refused to issue licenses to anyone to avoided getting they have to gay couples. Jon tarot is live in ash land kentucky outside the federal courthouse there. And jon, ther haing i guess wrapped up just a short time ago, what happened inside the courthouse . All happens in the last 20 minutes and we got the decision, that no commentators have been expecting we thought there might be a fine. We thought there might be a compromise. We did not think there would be jail time, but guess what, there is. She is now under the protection of the u. S. Martial service, of what happened was she appeared in court this morning in a hearing that lasted over two hours. She was questioned by her attorney, and the attorney for the plaintiff, during the course of th
This is Al Jazeera America, good morning and live from new york city, im Randall Pinkston, a kentucky clerk who refuses to issue marriage licenses because of her religious beliefs faces a judge today, kim davis and her staff will appear in federal court to face contempt charges for davis continued defiance of the law, she refuses to issue licenses to anyone to avoid giving them to gay couples and we have more at the woman at the center of the controversy. Kim davis is hoping this federal judge will delay that court order so she can appeal a decision relating to an injunction that the governor filed. Kim davis has been the center of controversy for many weeks here and to some she has become sort of a hero in rowan county. [chanting] before kim davis was at the epicenter of the battle over same sex marriage [chanting] she led a life of little notoriety, elected official who followed in her mothers footsteps ran rowan, kentucky Clerks Office and people go to her for records and licenses.