The Supreme Court of the United States is facing a decision over whether to hear a case, presented by former county clerk Kim Davis, which would explicitly ask it to overturn same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court is facing a choice whether to take up an appeal by former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, urging it to overturn its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, which legalised same-sex marriage across the United States. Davis spent six days in jail in 2015, after she refused to issue marriage licenses to a gay couple on religious grounds, even though the ruling had passed. She is appealing for a $100,000 jury verdict for emotional damages and $260,000 for attorneys fees – but if the case is considered, it could represent a threat to federal protections for same-sex marriage. As written by Davis’ attorney Mat Staver in a petition to SCOTUS, the appeal will be based on various religious objections to same-sex marriage, and argue that it is at odds with the American Cons...