Former Clerk Who Was Jailed For Refusing to Issue Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples Ordered to Pay $260,104 in Fees
A former Rowan County, Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples was ordered to pay $260,104 in attorney fees.
Kim Davis, the Christian clerk who refused to sign gay marriage certificates because of her beliefs, was jailed in 2015 after she was found in contempt.
US District Judge David L. Bunning, a George W. Bush appointee, sided with the attorneys who sued Kim Davis and ordered the former clerk to pay more than $260,000 in fees.
The Associated Press reported:
Former county clerk Kim Davis, who refused to issue marriage licenses in Kentucky to same-sex couples, must pay a total of $260,104 in fees and expenses to attorneys who represented one couple,
