A federal judge in Ashland, Kentucky, has summoned a county clerk who continues to defy a court order to issue same-sex marriage licenses, and her entire staff to appear Thursday to explain why she should not be held in contempt.
U.S. District Judge David Bunning acted swiftly following the filing of two contempt motions in Miller v. Davis on behalf of two same-sex and two opposite-sex couples denied marriage licenses by Rowan County clerk Kim Davis who claims religious objections to same-sex marriage. The motions were filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Kentucky and cooperating attorneys.
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