Kentucky governor Matt Bevin has signed the bill that will remove the clerks' names from marriage licenses. This comes after a county clerk was jailed last year for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
A federal judge has ruled that Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has obeyed the orders that were issued regarding the marriage license issuance. American Civil Liberties Union was also denied a request after they wanted her to reissue the unsigned licenses.
A Kentucky county clerk who had been jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples secretly met Pope Francis in a move that disappointed many liberal Catholics and encouraged officials who support her stance.
A federal judge on Wednesday denied Kim Davis a stay of his order requiring her office to issue marriage licenses to all eligible couples who want one, the latest setback for the Kentucky county clerk who went to jail rather than issue licenses to gay couples.
