Ten years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide, the justices this fall will consider for the first time whether to take up a case that explicitly asks them to overturn that decision.

Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for six days in 2015 after refusing to issue marriage licenses to a gay couple on religious grounds, is appealing a $100,000 jury verdict for emotional damages plus $260,000 for attorneys fees.

In a petition for writ of certiorari filed last month, Davis argues First Amendment protection for free exercise of religion immunizes her from personal liability for the denial of marriage licenses.

  • LousyCornMuffins
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    97 days ago

    i thought jesus was trans though, as parthenogenesis necessitates a female offspring

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        7 days ago

        okay see this is my first problem. that means he would taste great. I’ve tasted their jesus. jesus is dry and crumbly. i’ve also tasted ribs. are ribs dry and crumbly?

        • @ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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          16 days ago

          I really don’t get the Jesus-as-nasty-dry-cracker shit. If they’d made him into a Little Debbie’s zebra cake, I’d still be a churchgoer today.