Kim Davis Wants the Supreme Court to End Same-Sex Marriage Rights — Again⁠ ⁠ Blogged by: POLIGIRLSAYSWHAT⁠ ⁠ Nearly a decade after she became a polarizing figure in the marriage equality fight, #KimDavis is back — and she’s aiming straight for the Supreme Court.⁠ ⁠ In a petition filed in July 2025, Davis asked SCOTUS to reverse Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. She claims the decision has “ruinous consequences for religious liberty” and argues it forced her to choose between her faith and her job as Rowan County Clerk.⁠ ⁠ Davis made national headlines when she stopped issuing all marriage licenses after Obergefell, saying she couldn’t sign licenses for same-sex couples without violating her Christian beliefs. That defiance landed her in jail for six days in 2015 and sparked multiple lawsuits. In one case, a jury awarded two men she denied a license $100,000 in emotional distress damages — even though they eventually received a license fr...