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Theodore B. Olson, a prominent conservative constitutional lawyer known for his role in the 2000 Florida vote-recount case that aided George W. Bush's presidential victory and his later advocacy for same-sex marriage rights, has died at 84 in Falls Church, Virginia.
Kim Davis, the former Rowan County clerk who denied marriage licenses to same-sex couples, has been ordered by U.S. District Judge David L. Bunning to pay approximately $360,000 in legal fees and expenses to the attorneys of David Ermold and David Moore, the couple she denied. This is in addition to $100,000 in damages awarded to the men previously. The legal battle, which has been ongoing for over eight years, followed the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision and has involved multiple appeals and a jury trial. Davis, who claimed to act under "God's authority," was found to have sovereign immunity in her professional capacity but not in her personal capacity. She lost her re-election bid in 2018.