As being reported by The Courier-Journal attorneys for Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis filed an emergency motion Wednesday for an injunction block Gov. Steve Beshear's order for clerks to issue licenses to same-sex couples.
The motion asks U.S. District Judge David Bunning to enjoin enforcement of Beshear's order while it is on appeal to the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
A spokeswoman for Liberty Counsel, the Orlando-based group that represents Davis, could not immediately explain the intent of the motion or whether it is designed to avert a contempt hearing set for Thursday at which Bunning could jail or fine Davis for failing to issue marriage licenses.
Dan Canon, one of the lawyers for four couples who have sued Davis, said the latest filing is just a delaying tactic.
"Ms. Davis' counsel is filing that they can think of to file at this point," he said. "They are trying to shift the blame for her inaction on to the governor."
Although the motion doesn't specifically mention the contempt hearing, Canon said "effectively they are asking for a stay so she can be exempt from issuing marriage licenses."
He said "every court," including the Supreme Court," has said "they are not going to give her a stay and she really has to do her job."
Davis filed a claim against the governor saying his order violates her religious liberty as guaranteed under the state and federal constitutions and the state religious freedom restoration act.
In the injunction motion, Davis said she wouldn't object to another county official issuing marriages licenses in Rowan, as long as they are not issued with her signature
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