Judge: Same-sex marriage license denials violated rights

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : A federal judge has ruled that a former Kentucky clerk violated the constitutional rights of two same-sex couples who were among those to whom she wouldn't issue marriage licenses -- a refusal that sparked international attention and briefly landed her in jail in 2015.
40% : Thomas wrote that while he agreed with the decision not to hear the Davis case regarding the immunity claims in 2020, it was a "stark reminder of the consequences" of the court's 2015 decision in the same-sex marriage case.
34% : U.S. District Judge David Bunning in Ashland issued the ruling Friday in two longstanding lawsuits involving Kim Davis, the former clerk of Rowan County, and two same-sex couples who sued her.
29% :Soon after the 2015 Supreme Court decision in which same-sex couples won the right to marry nationwide, Davis, a Christian who has a religious objection to same-sex marriage, stopped issuing all marriage licenses.

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