A broad swath of legal experts told Salon that they doubt that former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’ longshot strategy to get the Supreme Court to overturn its pivotal 2015 same-sex marriage ruling will work in one fell swoop – but they say Davis’ argument could fuel future attacks on LGBTQ+ rights down the road.
Davis, a former Rowan County clerk who believes same-sex marriage violates her religious beliefs, refused to issue marriage certificates to same-sex couples with her signature on it after the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
