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"A federal judge on Friday ordered Kentucky to pay more than $224,000 in legal fees and costs because one of its county clerks had refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The order, handed down by Judge David L. Bunning of United States District Court, moved the protracted case one step closer to conclusion, about two years after the Rowan County Clerk, Kim Davis, defied a landmark Supreme Court ruling in 2015 and decided not to issue the marriage licenses..."
The case is old news. But the take home message is that fighting a losing battle against the federal courts has a cost. I wonder if KY taxpayers think it was worth it.
Kentucky Must Pay $224,000 After Dispute Over Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
The order, handed down by Judge David L. Bunning of United States District Court, moved the protracted case one step closer to conclusion, about two years after the Rowan County Clerk, Kim Davis, defied a landmark Supreme Court ruling in 2015 and decided not to issue the marriage licenses..."
The case is old news. But the take home message is that fighting a losing battle against the federal courts has a cost. I wonder if KY taxpayers think it was worth it.
Kentucky Must Pay $224,000 After Dispute Over Same-Sex Marriage Licenses