Ah, the story of Rowan County, KY clerk Kim Davis. Click here if you want to get fully caught up. The short of it is that she refuses to issue marriage license to same-sex couples and refuses to let anybody in her office do so. She believes this is her right as a Christian.

So a federal judge ordered her to issue the licenses. She said no and sued the state. She lost, but appealed and the judge allowed a stay on his ruling until the 6th Circuit could rule on her appeal. Yesterday they did that, telling her what anybody with half a brain could’ve told her: if your job is to provide a government service to people legally entitled to that service then your personal wishes don’t override the government’s obligation. Duh.

So today a couple walked into her office for the third time to try and get their license and again Davis refused:

William Smith Jr. and James Yates strode Thursday morning into their county clerk’s office for their third attempt to get a marriage license. The office of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis once again denied them, despite an order from a federal appeals court issued hours earlier that upheld a judge’s directive to issue the licenses. Davis has refused to issue marriage licenses, citing her Christian faith and constitutional right to religious liberty, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. U.S. District Judge David Bunning had already ordered Davis to issue marriage licenses two weeks ago. He later delayed that ruling until Aug. 31 or until the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling. The appeals court did so on Wednesday, denying Davis’ appeal. But a deputy clerk in Davis’ office told Smith and Yates that the office believes Bunning’s delay remains in effect until Aug. 31. He refused to give his name or give them a license.