Kim Davis’ lawyer: “Good opportunity” Supreme Court will revisit same-sex marriage ruling

The former Kentucky secretary was sentenced to jail 10 years ago for refusing to issue marriage permits to same-sex couples Supreme Court To review its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, her lawyer told Fox News Digital that it had a “good opportunity” that would eventually appear on their case files.

Kim Davis, a devout Christian, made national headlines in 2015 when she refused to sign a marriage license for same-sex couples because her religion is that marriage is between a man and a woman. Davis’ attorney Mat Staver is helping her to make a ruling that she must pay $360,000 in legal fees and fees to plaintiffs David Ermold and David Moore.

“this First Amendment It should be an absolute defense against Kim Davis. Second, we asked the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell, a decision in 2015 that ultimately caused the problem,” Staver told Fox News Digital.

Staver added: “For them, I think I think Kim Davis is terrible for the matter, and for the country, because they have damaged the constitution and only the courts can solve the problem.”

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Staver also told Fox News Digital: “I think we have a great opportunity to get the Supreme Court to accept this case because you still have three judges on the bench, which is part of four dissidents in the Obergefell v. Hodges case in 2015, including the Chief Justice, who gave very strong objections.”

“There were only two judges on the bench for the majority in 2015, and that would be Kagan and Sotomayor,” Staver added. “The most striking fact is that this is the situation that can challenge and overturn Obergefell.”

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If the case arrives at the Supreme Court, it will be heard by Judges Clarence Thomas, John Roberts and Samuel Alito, who are reluctant to oppose Obergefell v. Hodges v. Hodges; Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagen who affirmed the decision; and four newly appointed judges.

March, from U.S. Court of Appeal “As Davis saw, issuing a plaintiff’s marriage certificate would violate her own constitutional religious beliefs; therefore, she asserted that she was not responsible. We do not agree.”

“Davis cannot make a defense of the free exercise clause because she is responsible for state action, which the First Amendment cannot protect.”

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Ron County associate clerk Nathan Davis, right, notified David Moore, Center and David Ermold that he would not issue a marriage certificate on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at the Rowan County clerk’s office in Morehead, Kentucky. (John Flavell/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Petition for certificate Submitted last month The decision was made on behalf of Davis.

“Obergefell was wrong in the decision, and today was wrong because it was based entirely on legal novels based on substantial due process,” the document said.

“The overthrow of Obergefell would not cancel any effective marriage permits at that time. All marriage permits, including marriage permits between same-sex couples, will continue to be recognized. They will be “grandfathers”. Looking ahead, marriage will return to the country before Obergefell.

William Powell, a lawyer representing Ermold and Moore, and a senior adviser to the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, told Fox News Digital, “We are confident that the Supreme Court, such as the Court of Appeal, will conclude that Davis’ arguments are not worthy of further attention.

Attorney Mat Staver told Fox News Digital that he believes the Supreme Court will have a “good opportunity” to revisit its landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision. (Fox News figures)

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He added: “Marriage equality is about solving the law.”

Maria Lencki of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.