Photo gallery: Gay marriage fight in Kentucky
Eva Zastrow leads a group in a hymn outside the Rowan County clerk’s office as a gay couple from San Francisco are issued a marriage license by a deputy clerk Sept. 9, 2015, in Morehead, Ky.
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Kim Davis, an Apostolic Christian, spent five days in jail for defying federal court orders to issue same-sex marriage licenses after the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage nationwide.
Protesters supporting and opposing same-sex marriage gather in front of the Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky., on Sept. 3, 2015.
(Ty Wright / Getty Images)Supporters of jailed Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis gather outside the Carter County Detention Center in Grayson, Ky., on Sept. 8, 2015.
(Timothy D. Easley / AP)Musicians lead protesters in hymns outside the Carter County Detention Center in Grayson, Ky., on Sept. 8, 2015.
(Timothy D. Easley / AP)A protester voices opposition to same-sex marriage in front of the Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky., on Sept. 3, 2015.
(Ty Wright / Getty Images)Edgar Orea, right, preaches to a group of same-sex marriage supporters outside the Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky., on Sept. 3, 2015.
(Timothy D. Easley / AP)Kim Davis, the Rowan County clerk of courts, speaks to co-workers Sept. 2, 2015, in Morehead, Ky.
(Ty Wright / Getty Images)Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, left, is greeted as she arrives for work at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., on Sept. 1, 2015.
(Timothy D. Easley / AP)A protester attempts to lead the crowd in a cheer during a protest on the lawn of the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., on Aug. 29, 2015.
(Timothy D. Easley / AP)William Smith Jr., right, and his partner, James Yates, second right, speak with a clerk in an attempt to obtain a marriage license at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., on Aug. 27, 2015.
(Timothy D. Easley / AP)A sign and sign-in sheet on the door of the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., on Aug. 29, 2015.
(Timothy D. Easley / AP)Nashia Fife, of Morehead, Ky., center, speaks to a gathering in support of same-sex marriage on the lawn of the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., on Aug. 29, 2015.
(Timothy D. Easley / AP)Camryn Colen, from left, his wife, Lexie, and their 6-month-old daughter LaKoda speak to a gathering at the celebration for same-sex marriage rally on the lawn of the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., on Aug. 29, 2015.
(Timothy D. Easley / AP)April Miller, left, and her partner, Karen Roberts, read the decision of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refusing to hear Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis’ appeal and ordering her to issue marriage licenses because of her religious beliefs in Morehead, Ky., on Aug. 26, 2015.
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