Upon announcing her release, U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning ordered, “Defendant Davis shall be released from the custody of the U.S. Marshal forthwith. Defendant Davis shall not interfere in any way, directly or indirectly, with the efforts of her deputy clerks to issue marriage licenses to all legally eligible couples.”
Five of the six deputy clerks in Davis’ office agreed to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples and have been doing so, and Bunning released her with the understanding that the office would continue to run accordingly. He also made clear that should she interfere with her clerks’ efforts, he would consider “appropriate sanctions.” Additionally, Bunning ordered the lawyers of the complying clerks to file a status report with the court regarding their compliance every two weeks.
Kim Davis was held in contempt on September 3 following a hearing over her refusal to comply with an August 12 order that she stop refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. She claimed she could not do so because of her religious opposition to having her name appear on those marriage licenses. "It is not a light issue for me. It is a heaven or hell decision," Davis said in a statement, citing her religion. And according to her attorney, Mat Staver, she doesn't want her name and title affixed to a same-sex marr