TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Sep 22, 2015

Gay couples in Kentucky have joined deputy clerk Brian Mason in questioning the validity of marriage licenses issued without Kim Davis’ signature, the Associated Press reports. Davis replaced licenses issued while she was in jail with new licenses stating they were issued “pursuant to federal court order.” "The adulterated marriage licenses received by Rowan County couples will effectively feature a stamp of animus against the LGBT community, signaling that, in Rowan County, the government's position is that LGBT couples are second-class citizens unworthy of official recognition and authorization of their marriage licenses but for this Court's intervention and Order," lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union said.