Kim Davis Ordered to Pay Over $260K for Denying Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2015, has been ordered by a federal judge to pay $260,000 in attorneys' fees and expenses, in addition to the $100,000 in damages previously awarded to the couple she denied. The ruling reaffirms that the plaintiffs are the prevailing party and entitled to the fees after Davis was found to have violated their constitutional rights. Davis's representation, Liberty Counsel, plans to seek a reversal of the jury's verdict or appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals if necessary. Davis lost her reelection bid in 2018.