Supreme Court rejects appeal to overturn same-sex marriage ruling

(NewsNation) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to overturn its 2015 ruling that guaranteed same-sex matrimony crossed the country. 

The bid came from erstwhile Kentucky region clerk Kim Davis, who refused to contented a matrimony licence to a cheery mates successful 2015, citing spiritual beliefs. 

Davis was jailed for five days. The couple obtained their licence and aboriginal won $100,000 successful affectional distress damages from a assemblage positive $260,000 successful attorneys’ fees, NewsNation spouse The Hill reported.

Davis petitioned the Supreme Court to reappraisal and overturn a little court’s determination successful the case, arsenic good arsenic to overrule its ain determination successful Obergefell v. Hodges. 

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NewsNation’s Meg Hilling contribued to this report.