Don't be surprised if Kim Davis is remanded to the custody of the federal marshal . . . again //Marty Lederman//Balkinization

Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis demanded her deputies return all marriage license forms. She prescribed new forms which mention neither her name, her office, nor the facts. gwc

Balkinization: Don't be surprised if Kim Davis is remanded to the custody of the federal marshal . . . again


by Marty Lederman

Just over a week ago, on September 11, Judge Bunning issued the following order when he released Kim Davis from federal custody:

"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."

When Davis returned to work as Rowan County Clerk three days later, on Monday, September 14, she ordered Deputy Clerk Brian Mason to change the form of marriage licenses that he issues in Rowan County. The first such license Mason issued on Monday, for example, reads: "Issued this 9/14/2015, Pursuant to Federal Court Order No. 15-CY-44, DLB, Morehead, Kentucky by Brian Mason [signature initials "BM"], Notary Public."

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