At work, I’m always surprised to see just what kind of stupid shit someone might do that ends up costing them a high paying job. We once had a woman at work embezzle $1,500 and ended up losing her $75k a year job she was so close to being eligible to retire from. $75k isn’t a lot in some areas of the country, but here in Arkansas it’s pretty good. In 2015, Davis’ salary for her government job was $80,000 annually which is pretty damned good for Kentucky. All she had to do was her job and she likely would have continued being elected into her position.
She was highly principled. Totally wrongheaded, arrogant beyond belief, and self-righteous, but in her mind principled. It wasn’t about the money.
So I’m guessing:
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. Ecclesiastes 10
would be just fine, but
Fuck around and find out
would be right out.
Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who opposed gay marriage, appeals ruling over attorney fees
A federal judge ruled in January that Davis, who is the former Rowan County clerk, must pay $260,000 in fees to attorneys who represented a couple who sought a license from her office. Attorneys from the group The Liberty Counsel filed a brief Monday asking the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati to overturn that ruling.
https://apnews.com/article/kim-davis-gay-marriage-same-sex-couples-c9402162201fdccff43a952bda2244fc
I wonder why they waited so long to appeal.
Wonder how Rowan County will vote in the upcoming presidential election. Actually, it’s pretty much a given that, despite being historically a “swing” county*, it’ll go heavily for Trump for the third straight time.
*Rowan County went for Obama in 2008. I did a couple of rotations during residency there (in the county seat, Morehead, home of Morehead State University), during the county’s “blue” period.
I’m guessing they finally realized they had a more favorable political climate. Kim Davis’ bat shit crazy political ideology is down right reasonable compared to MAGA.
According to the article, part of her appeal is arguing that Obergefell should be overturned. Clarence Thomas’ concurrence in Dobbs directly invited a challenge to Obergefell on the same grounds.
But it hasn’t been. Pay up.
Thomas would vote to overturn Loving if it gets him out of paying alimony.
I’m not sure they waited at all. It takes awhile for the trial court to issue the final judgment, then they file a “notice” of appeal and the Court of Appeals issues a briefing schedule, allowing enough time for the relevant parts of the trial court record to be marked and transferred. Then, they write the brief, typically asking for a 30 day extension of the deadline. So, 6 months isn’t out of the ordinary.
Thomas’ bizarre statement when SCOTUS denied certiorari review of the original ruling against Davis also explicitly directed such a challenge. He hasn’t been shy in stating that he wants it overturned.
The notice of appeal was filed on May 30. Davis’ initial brief was filed on July 22. David Ermold v. Kim Davis, 24-5524 – CourtListener.com. The notice of appeal is the filing of the appeal, but the appellant’s initial brief is the first document containing actual argument. As Procrustus notes, the delay is primarily due to the time taken to prepare the appellate record - the documentary evidence and the trial transcript.