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The Supreme Court declined to hear former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’s appeal, leaving intact its 2015 ruling recognizing a constitutional right to same sex marriage after fears the conservative court might revisit it. The justices offered no explanation. Davis, who refused to issue licenses after Obergefell v. Hodges, faces about $360,000 in damages and fees. LGBTQ advocates hailed the move, with Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson saying love won again, while noting the court’s changed makeup. The denial sets no precedent but leaves Obergefell untested for now.

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