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ERMOLD v. DAVIS

Nos. 17-6119/6120/6226/6233.

936 F.3d 429 (2019)

David ERMOLD; David Moore, Plaintiffs-Appellees (17-6119), Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants (17-6119 & 17-6233), v. Kim DAVIS, Individually, Defendant-Appellant (17-6119), Elwood Caudill, Jr., Clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, Defendant-Appellant/Cross Appellee (17-6119 & 17-6233). Will Smith; James Yates, Plaintiffs-Appellees (17-6120), Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants (17-6120 & 17-6226), v. Kim Davis, Individually, Defendant-Appellant (17-6120), Elwood Caudill, Jr., Clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee (17-6120 & 17-6226), Rowan County, Kentucky, Defendant-Appellee (17-6226).

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 23, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Roger K. Gannam , LIBERTY COUNSEL, Orlando, Florida, for Kim Davis and Elwood Caudill, Jr. Michael J. Gartland , DELCOTTO LAW GROUP PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for David Ermold and David Moore. W. Kash Stilz, Jr. , ROUSH & STILZ, P.S.C., Covington, Kentucky, for James Yates and Will Smith. Mary Ann Stewart , ADAMS, STEPNER, WOLTERMANN & DUSING, PLLC, Covington, Kentucky, for Rowan County.

ON BRIEF: Roger K. Gannam , Mathew D. Staver , Horatio G. Mihet , Kristina J. Wenberg , LIBERTY COUNSEL, Orlando, Florida, for Kim Davis and Elwood Caudill, Jr. Michael J. Gartland , DELCOTTO LAW GROUP PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for David Ermold and David Moore. W. Kash Stilz, Jr. , ROUSH & STILZ, P.S.C., Covington, Kentucky, for James Yates and Will Smith. Jeffrey C. Mando , ADAMS, STEPNER, WOLTERMANN & DUSING, PLLC, Covington, Kentucky, for Rowan County.

GRIFFIN, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which WHITE, J., joined. BUSH, J. (pp. 438-42), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and in the judgment.

OPINION

At first glance, this case appears simple. When Kim Davis was County Clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky, the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. One of Davis's duties as County Clerk was to issue marriage licenses. But she believed...

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