Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis, who continues to refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples over "religious beliefs," may have more legal troubles.
Davis, the County Clerk for Rowan County, was famously taken into custody when she refused to follow a federal court order (and the law) regarding issuance of marriage licenses. She was released from jail on the condition that she would not interfere in any way with her deputies issuing licenses.
It would appear that she may not have held to her end of that bargain.
Via Buzzfeed:
The lawyer for Deputy Clerk Brian Mason brought that issue to U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning’s attention on Friday, noting that it “appears to this counsel those changes were made in some attempt to circumvent the court’s orders and may have raised to the level of interference against the court’s orders.”
When Bunning released Davis from jail on his contempt order, he released her on the condition that she not interfere with the issuance of licenses.
In Friday’s filing, Mason’s lawyer added that his client’s concern is that “he does not want to be the party that is issuing invalid marriage licenses.” He also noted that Mason “is trying to follow the court’s mandate, as well as his superior [Davis] ordering him to issue only these changed forms.”
One of many questions unanswered at this point is whether Davis has the authority to change a legal state form.
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