(NewsNation) — The Supreme Court rejected an appeal to overturn its 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage across the country.
The bid came from Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue a marriage license to a gay couple in 2015, citing religious beliefs.
Davis was jailed for five days. The couple obtained their license and later won $100,000 in emotional distress damages from a jury plus $260,000 in attorneys’ fees, according to NewsNation partner The Hill.
Davis petitioned the Supreme Court to review and overturn a lower court’s decision in the case, as well as to overrule its own decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.
On Monday, the justices declined to take up Davis’ appeal while considering it and dozens of other petitions.
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NewsNation’s Meg Hilling contributed to this report.
