Kim
Davis, the Kentucky clerk who's refused to issue same-sex marriage
licenses, has appealed the contempt of court ruling that landed her in
jail last week, according to court documents obtained by CNN.
"While
most Americans are enjoying the extended holiday weekend with family
and friends, Kim Davis sits in isolation for the fourth day in
jail,"
her attorney, Mat Staver, said in a statement Sunday. "We are working
through the holiday to secure Kim's freedom."
Davis had refused to give licenses
to same-sex couples after June's Supreme Court decision on grounds that
issuing the licenses would violate her Christian convictions against
same-sex marriage.
A federal judge
ordered her to jail Thursday, ruling she was in contempt of court for
refusing to issue the licenses and not allowing her deputies to
distribute them for her.
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District Judge David Bunning said Davis would remain behind bars until
she complies. Five of her deputies agreed Thursday to issue marriage
licenses in her absence and the Rowan County Clerk's Office began doing
so the following day.
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