Kim Davis, a former Kentucky clerk, has petitioned the Supreme Court to reconsider its same-sex marriage ruling, calling it a "legal fiction." Davis, who was jailed and faced significant financial penalties for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples after the legalization of same-sex marriage, argues that her actions were protected by her First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and religion.
Her legal team is asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court's finding that she violated a couple's constitutional right to marry and to overturn the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision. The attorneys argue that Obergefell infringes upon the religious liberties of individuals who believe marriage is between a man and a woman, and that the ruling unfairly punishes people for their beliefs.