"Ex-Clerk Kim Davis Ordered to Pay Over $250K for Denying Marriage Licenses"

Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who gained notoriety for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, has been ordered by a federal judge to pay over $260,000 in legal fees and expenses to the attorneys of the couples she denied. This amount is in addition to $100,000 in damages previously awarded by a jury. Despite her legal team's argument that the costs were excessive, the judge upheld the fees as the plaintiffs were successful in their lawsuit. Davis's refusal, based on her personal beliefs, led to her brief incarceration in 2015 and subsequent changes in Kentucky law regarding marriage licenses. An appeal from Davis's attorneys is anticipated.