"Ex-Clerk Kim Davis Ordered to Pay Over $250K for Same-Sex Marriage Case Fees"

A federal judge has ordered Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, to pay over $260,000 in legal fees and expenses. Davis, who was jailed in 2015 for her actions and lost her re-election bid in 2018, is expected to appeal the ruling. The decision comes after a prolonged legal battle that highlighted the tension between religious beliefs and the rights of same-sex couples following the 2015 Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide.