Judge awards gay couples who sued Kim Davis more than $222,695
A judge has issued a ruling in federal court requiring the Rowan County Clerk to pay money to couples who were denied marriage licenses, WKYT and other media report.
In June of 2015, Kim Davis refused to issue a marriage license to several same-sex couples on the heels of a federal ruling legalizing gay marriage. The ACLU filed the suit on behalf of the couples; April Miller and Karen Roberts, Shantel Burke and Stephen Napier, Jody Fernandez and Kevin Holloway, and L. Aaron Skaggs and Barry W. Spartman.
U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning ruled against Davis, awarding the couples more than $222,695 in attorneys' fees and $2,008.08 in costs to the plaintiffs.
Reporting was not clear on whether Ms. Davis will have to pay or Rowan County KY.
