The new law, signed by Republican Gov. Matt Bevin in April, "expressly modifies the Kentucky marriage licensing scheme to remove entirely a county clerk’s name, personal identifiers, and authorization from any license, thereby providing through a change in the law the very religious accommodation Davis sought from the beginning of this litigation," according to the Tuesday filing.
Davis's attorneys also asked the appeals court to vacate the district court's orders, saying the contempt decree should not have issued.
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