"The Court did the right thing in denying cert, and people across our nation can breathe a little easier today,"
"But threats to marriage equality will likely continue, so we must not assume marriage, or any rights enjoyed by or due to any marginalized community, is safe."
"Kim Davis should have lived up to her oath and duties as a public servant by serving everyone in Rowan County, Kentucky,"
"Instead, she chose to use her faith to persecute others."
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis's appeal, leaving intact lower court rulings that found she violated same-sex couples' constitutional rights by refusing to issue marriage licenses in 2015. Davis had sought to overturn those rulings and to have the court reconsider Obergefell v. Hodges. The denial preserves marriage equality and reinforces that government officials cannot cite personal religious beliefs to avoid performing official duties. Jim Obergefell described the decision as vindication while warning that threats to marriage equality may persist and stressing that faith is not harmed by others exercising civil rights.
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