Kim Davis
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Today, we rejoice in an incredible victory! U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning has released Kim Davis — conditionally. We are continuing to represent Kim Davis and to seek appropriate resolution. Please see my update below on these important developing events — Mat.
Hongwei,
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis is free from imprisonment. Judge Bunning lifted the Contempt of Court charges against Kim after the plaintiffs, same-sex couples, confirmed that they were able to obtain "marriage" licenses from Rowan County while Kim was incarcerated.
In ordering Kim's release, the judge set conditions:
"Defendant Davis shall be released from the custody of the U.S. Marshal forthwith. Defendant Davis shall not interfere in any way, directly or indirectly, with the efforts of her deputy clerks to issue marriage licenses to all legally eligible couples.
If Defendant Davis should interfere in any way with their issuance, that will be considered a violation of this Order and appropriate sanctions will be considered."
As I told Fox News, "Kim Davis will not change her conscience and she won't change her mind on this issue. She thought about this for a long time and prayed about it. Unless her name and her authority is taken off the licenses, she will not allow those licenses to issue in her name or her authority that authorizes a marriage which is contrary to God's definition of marriage."
+ + The legal issues are not resolved.
The Court Order did not resolve the underlying issue. The issue is that Kim Davis has asked for a very simple accommodation. Remove her name and her authority from the marriage certificates, which is what we have asked for from the very beginning. We believe the court could act on that. We believe the governor could act on that. And we believe the Kentucky assembly could act on that request as well. We will continue to assist Kim and pursue the multiple appeals she has filed.
+ + Today, Kim Davis joined us in a rally on her behalf!
This afternoon, Kim joined former Arkansas Governor, presidential candidate, and Liberty Counsel's friend Mike Huckabee and me in an "I'm with Kim" rally outside the Carter County Detention Center where Kim Davis was held. This rally coincided with Liberty Counsel's planned prayer event.
We are pleased that Kim Davis has been released. She can never recover the past six days of her life spent in an isolated jail cell, where she was incarcerated like a common criminal because of her conscience and religious convictions. She is now free to return to her family, her coworkers, and the office where she has faithfully served for the past 27 years.
