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Ten years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide, the justices this fall will consider for the first time whether to take up a case that explicitly asks them to overturn that decision.

Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for six days in 2015 after refusing to issue marriage licenses to a gay couple on religious grounds, is appealing a $100,000 jury verdict for emotional damages plus $260,000 for attorneys fees.

In a petition for writ of certiorari filed last month, Davis argues First Amendment protection for free exercise of religion immunizes her from personal liability for the denial of marriage licenses.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Woooooo here we go 🙃

Fucking knew this was gonna happen. Are they gonna do Loving v. Virginia next?

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

Fucking knew this was gonna happen.

Everyone should have. It's part of Project 2025 published well ahead of the election.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Kid David didn't exercise her free speech, she discriminated.

Edit: Fuck I'm bad at typing. Kim Davis*

[–] manxu@piefed.social 10 points 2 weeks ago

It would be such a dumb move to reverse a ruling this close to its decision and with such messy consequences for thousands of couples and families, of course they are going to do it.

[–] Skanky@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Can we just take a minute to appreciate how much forehead she has? She could star in the next Coneheads movie!

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Classic hillbilly genes, caused by generations of pickling their chromosomes in rotgut moonshine.

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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

This would then apply to all religions, correct?

She is so messed up. Religious marriage is separate from state licensing of relationships. Religion can discriminate away, but the state serves all its people.

She can't argue she was acting on behalf of the state, and literally says it was based on her personal beliefs how can she then argue she has no personal liability?

I think that firing her would have been the better answer though, if she won't do the job then fire her and hire someone without a conflict.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 9 points 2 weeks ago

Here we go.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And this Ladys and Gentlr-people is, why LGB without the T is simply shooting in your own foot. First they go for trans people, but republicans will not stop there. They want to see all of the LGBTQ community dead or at least completely stripped of their rights and hiding at home. Just because you fought with the Republicans to make the life for trans people hell that doesn't mean, that you aren't next.

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[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

This should be a cut and dry case, where a person used the powers given them from their government position to deny civil rights as outlined by the Supreme Court and the Constitution. This was not them doing their government job, nor was it them just NOT doing their job. If it were the former, then there should be no penalty. If the latter, then they should be fired but shouldn't be held liable.

However, this was them exploiting their power to do a job in a discriminatory way. She didn't just not do her job. She specifically did her job for some people and denied others based on her personal feelings. She should be held personally liable for personally choosing to individually discriminate based on personal feelings.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The bright side, that even if Alito and Thomas want to revisit just to overturn, according to the article, kavanaugh and Barrett aren't interested in looking at this, hopefully Gorsuch and Roberts feel the same and this case that's turned away

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

kavanaugh and Barrett aren’t interested in looking at this,

You mean exactly like how they both claimed they had no interest in overturning Roe v Wade until all of a sudden: SURPRISE! True colours revealed!

Don't put any faith in their lies.

[–] webp@mander.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago

It's a great day to be an asshole.

[–] Sp00kyB00k@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

And the next one is removing rights from women. And up next, slavery 2: Orange Boogaloo...

What the actual fuck America.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I can’t imagine a world where they overturn gay marriage. At the same time, which 2 republicans justices would vote to keep it? Roberts was originally in the dissent, but surely he changed his mind. Kavanaugh, Barrett or Gorsuch?

Overturning gay marriage doesn’t seem like as high a priority as overturning roe v wade. So maybe they would choose to not rock the boat.

[–] okmko@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

There is no figurative boat to the rock anymore. Our laws are based on stare decisis and the highest authority of it is blatantly corrupt.

They can remove any sort of right and face no repercussions beyond strongly worded opinions from Sotomayor and Jackson.

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[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

They already overturned Roe v Wade and Thomas has said to bring cases to overturn marriage rights on the basis of race and sexual orientation. I'm a little surprised they aren't also going after the right to work for the LGBT community, since we only just won that right in 2020.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago

You forget that, with these people, the hatred is the point. The more they can prevent 'the other' from existing, the sooner their 'perfect' world can take shape.

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