How did Kim Davis respond to the Supreme Court's order?
She began denying marriage licenses to all couples
She moved to another state
She resigned from her position
She secretly issued the licenses
Answer
Kim Davis, the county clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, began denying marriage licenses to all couples in defiance of the Supreme Court's order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Davis argued that her religious beliefs prevented her from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but the Supreme Court ruled that her religious beliefs did not give her the right to refuse to issue marriage licenses.
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