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Kim Davis Tries to Get Out of Paying $233K Legal Bill for Defying Gay Marriage
Kim Davis is trying to get out of paying over $230,000 in legal fees to the couples who challenged her defiance of the Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage.
Davis’ lawyers say she shouldn’t have to pay because the issue was settled by the Kentucky legislature when it did as Davis asked and removed county clerks’ names from state marriage licenses. However, lawyers for the plaintiff couples say that doesn’t change the fact that Davis violated the law, compelling them to sue. Furthermore, the controversial legislative workaround was reached as a result of the suit and the high-profile attention brought to the case.
The AP reports:
Attorneys for the couples who sued Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis asked U.S. District Judge David Bunning to award them $233,058 in legal fees and costs. But the Lexington Herald-Leader reports Davis’ lawyers urged Bunning in a response filed Monday to deny the request.
Roger K. Gannam of Liberty Counsel, the religious advocacy organization that has represented Davis, wrote that the the case was resolved in the legislature and the couples aren’t entitled to legal fees.
Jeffrey C. Mando, an attorney for Rowan County, said in a separate response that county government shouldn’t be forced to pay anything.
Roger K. Gannam of Liberty Counsel, the religious advocacy organization that has represented Davis, wrote that the the case was resolved in the legislature and the couples aren’t entitled to legal fees.
Jeffrey C. Mando, an attorney for Rowan County, said in a separate response that county government shouldn’t be forced to pay anything.
Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2016/11/kim-davis-legal-bill/
Cross-posted in the LGBT Group.