who is paying for kim davis attorney

by Prof. Alberto Kemmer V 4 min read

Should Kentucky taxpayers have to pay for Kim Davis’ legal fees?

Jan 31, 2019 · The court battle continues over who has to pay attorney’s fees for gay couples who sued Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for refusing to issue marriage licenses to them.

Should taxpayers pay for Kim Davis'intransigence?

Jul 21, 2017 · A federal judge has ordered Kentucky taxpayers to pay more than $220,000 in attorneys' fees for a county clerk who refused to issue marriage license to same-sex couples.

Who is Kim Davis and what did she do?

Aug 23, 2019 · Their ruling says that $224,000 in attorney's fees and costs will be paid to the couples refused marriage licenses by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — (WHAS11)-The Kentucky county ...

Did Kim Davis sue for denying a man a license to marry?

Jan 30, 2019 · But four years later, after a court ordered Kentucky taxpayers to pay more than $222,000 in legal fees for the gay and straight couples who sued, outside lawyers for now Gov. Bevin say former Rowan County clerk Kim Davis broke the law and taxpayers “should not have to collectively bear the financial responsibility for Davis’ intransigence.”

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Jul 21, 2017 · A federal judge on Friday ordered Kentucky taxpayers to pay more than $220,000 in attorney fees for same-sex couples and others who sued Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for refusing to issue marriage ...

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Who is Bevin's attorney?

Bevin’s in-house attorney, Steve Pitt, also noted the lawyers were hired by Beshear, and said they “have taken no position as to whether Ms. Davis acted unconstitutionally.”. “Governor Bevin does not believe that she has done so and continues to support Ms. Davis’s actions,” Pitt said. “Our outside counsel have only argued, ...

Who refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples?

Gov. Matt Bevin’s lawyers say taxpayers “should not have to collectively bear the financial responsibility for Davis’ intransigence.”. Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk, refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling on marriage equality.

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