Kim Davis continues to thumb her nose at the law

Kim Davis, the Kentucky Court Clerk who went to jail rather than issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, asked judge to deny legal fees to couples who sued. AP Photo, Timothy D. Easley, File.

Lexington, Ky. (AP) — A county clerk in Kentucky who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples last year is asking a federal judge not to make her pay legal fees for the couples who sued her.

Attorneys for the couples who sued Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis asked U.S. District Judge David Bunning to award them about $233,000 in legal fees and costs.

The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/2fdB2ul ) reports Davis' lawyers urged Bunning in a response Monday to deny the request.

Roger K. Gannam of Liberty Counsel, the religious advocacy organization that represented Davis, wrote that the case was resolved in the legislature and the couples aren't entitled to legal fees.

Jeffrey C. Mando, a Rowan County attorney, said in a separate response that the county government shouldn't be forced to pay anything.

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Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press.

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