LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) – Former Rowan County clerk, Kim Davis, appealed a federal court ruling on March, 31 that states she violated the constitutional rights of two same-sex couples.
In 2015, Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to couples.
A federal judge previously ruled that the former Kentucky clerk, “cannot use her own constitutional rights as a shield to violate the constitutional rights of others while performing her duties as an elected official.”
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She spent five days in jail after refusing a judge’s order. Davis’ staff issued the marriage licenses but removed her name from the forms. Kentucky legislature later enacted a law removing the names of all county clerks from state marriage licenses.
In 2018 Davis, a Republican, lost her bid for reelection to Elwood Caudill Jr., a Democrat, who is now the county’s clerk.
A trial has yet to happen in the case, but Davis’ appeal would further delay it.
Robbie Blankenship (L) stands next to his partner of 20 years, Jesse Cruz, of Corpus Christie, Texas, as they speak with Rowan County Clerk of Courts Kim Davis at the County Clerks Office on September 2, 2015 in Morehead, Kentucky. Citing a sincere religious objection, Davis, an Apostolic Christian, has refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples in defiance of a Supreme Court ruling. (Photo by Ty Wright/Getty Images) 
Kim Davis, the Rowan County Clerk of Courts, closes the door to her office after denying a marriage license to Robbie Blankenship and Jesse Cruz at the County Clerks Office on September 2, 2015 in Morehead, Kentucky. Citing a sincere religious objection, Davis, an Apostolic Christian, has refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples in defiance of a Supreme Court ruling. (Photo by Ty Wright/Getty Images) 
Rowan County Clerk of Courts Kim Davis (L) walks off stage with her husband Joe Davis (R) in front of the Carter County Detention Center on September 8, 2015 in Grayson, Kentucky. Davis was ordered to jail last week for contempt of court after refusing a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. (Photo by Ty Wright/Getty Images) 
Pastor Steve Hickerson of Fleming county walks out of the Rowan County Clerk of Courts Office where he led a prayer for the people working with Kim Davis, the Rowan County Clerk of Courts, September 2, 2015 in Morehead, Kentucky. Citing a religious objection, Davis, who is an Apostolic Christian, has refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of a Supreme Court ruling. (Photo by Ty Wright/Getty Images)
