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A same-sex couple is seeking to reinstate its case against the Kentucky clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The case against Kim Davis, Ermold vs. Davis, was one of three dismissed earlier this year, including one that put Davis in jail for six days. Together, the dismissals were hailed as “a decisive victory in her fight for religious freedom” by her defender, the non-profit Liberty Counsel.
The legal group said Friday the plaintiffs in Ermold were seeking to force a “winner take all” decision between same-sex “marriage” and religious liberty.
The Ermold v. Davis plaintiffs appealed the trial court’s dismissal of their case, which never sought a marriage license and only sought to recover money damages from Davis.
In a brief, Liberty Counsel is asking the appellate court to affirm the dismissal.
“The Ermold plaintiffs only ever wanted money and attention from their suit against Kim Davis, and their attempt to reopen the appeal is nothing more than a desperate attempt to harass Davis and needlessly reopen a settled controversy,” said Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel.
This is a ‘Hail Mary’ pass that doesn’t have a prayer. Kim Davis won a great victory for religious liberty, and the appellate court should refuse to reopen the case it previously dismissed,” said Staver.
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