Lisa Autry

A same-sex couple sued former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses on religious grounds.

She appealed the $360,000 jury verdict, arguing protection under the First Amendment.

Chris Hartman leads the Louisville-based Fairness Campaign.

He fears the 2015 ruling could still be revisited.

The Conservative Liberty Council, which represents Davis, says by declining to hear the case, the court leaves the quote, wrongly decided 2015 opinion in place.

For NPR News, I'm Lisa Autry in Bowling Green, Kentucky.