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Rather Than Comply With Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Ruling, East Texas County Clerk Resigns
July 10, 2015
HENDERSON, Texas (AP) -- An East Texas county clerk has resigned rather than comply with the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the right of same-sex couples to marry.
Rusk County Clerk Joyce Lewis-Kugle submitted her resignation letter Thursday. County Judge Joel Hale, Rusk County's top administrator, said Lewis-Kugle wrote that she could not in good conscience issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
County commissioners are scheduled to vote on her resignation Monday. Hale said he expected it would be accepted.
District Attorney Michael Jimerson said Lewis-Kugle asked about her options and he told her "the Supreme Court is the law of the land." He said she had a choice of issuing the license or resigning in protest.
Lewis-Kugle has no published telephone number and couldn't be reached to comment on her resignation.
The Associated Press provides an explainer on the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling:
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