(DCNF)—The Supreme Court declined Monday to reconsider its landmark ruling legalizing gay marriage.
In a brief order, the justices rejected, without comment, Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis’ petition to consider overturning the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision.
Davis, who was briefly jailed after she declined to issue marriage licenses based on a religious objection to the 2015 ruling, urged the justices to reverse Obergefell’s “legal fiction of substantive due process.”
“The damage done by Obergefell’s distortion of the Constitution is reason enough to overturn this opinion and reaffirm the rule of law and the proper role of this Court,” her petition filed by Liberty Counsel stated.
Court watchers believed the petition was a longshot, though it gained widespread media attention.
Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver said they will “continue to work to overturn Obergefell.”
“Davis was jailed, hauled before a jury, and now faces crippling monetary damages based on nothing more than purported hurt feelings,” Staver said in a statement. “By denying this petition, the High Court has let stand a decision to strip a government defendant of their immunity and any personal First Amendment defense for their religious expression. This cannot be right because government officials do not shed their constitutional rights upon election.”
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Davis’ First Amendment and qualified immunity claims in March, keeping in place a judgement that requires her to pay $100,000 in emotional damages and $260,000 in legal fees to a gay couple who sued.
All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact [email protected].
Bypass Big Tech Censors
What Would You Do If Pharmacies Couldn’t Provide You With Crucial Medications or Antibiotics?
The medication supply chain from China and India is more fragile than ever since Covid. The US is not equipped to handle our pharmaceutical needs. We’ve already seen shortages with antibiotics and other medications in recent months and pharmaceutical challenges are becoming more frequent today.
Our partners at Jase Medical offer a simple solution for Americans to be prepared in case things go south. Their “Jase Case” gives Americans emergency antibiotics they can store away while their “Jase Daily” offers a wide array of prescription drugs to treat the ailments most common to Americans.
They do this through a process that embraces medical freedom. Their secure online form allows board-certified physicians to prescribe the needed drugs. They are then delivered directly to the customer from their pharmacy network. The physicians are available to answer treatment related questions.
