Ermold v. Davis
ICAP represents a same-sex couple, David Ermold and David Moore, who sought to obtain a marriage license following the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015), which recognized that same-sex couples enjoy the fundamental right to marry. In defiance of the Supreme Court's decision, Defendant Kim Davis, then the clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, refused to give Plaintiffs a license based on her religious beliefs. A jury awarded Plaintiffs damages for the emotional distress they endured, and ICAP represents them on appeal.
Filings
- 3/6/25 – Obtained a decision from the Sixth Circuit affirming the lower court decision that the Plaintiffs’ constitutional right to marry was violated
- 1/30/25 – Presented oral argument on behalf of Plaintiffs-Appellees David Ermold and David Moore in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- 9/20/24 – Filed a principal brief for Plaintiffs-Appellees David Ermold and David Moore in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit