Clerk defies judges, citing 'God's word'

Invoking God's authority, a Kentucky county clerk continued to defy courts on Tuesday and stood by her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has refused to issue marriage licenses to any couples - gay or straight - since a court in June ruled that same-sex couples had the right to marry under the US Constitution.

On Monday, the same court rejected Davis' request for an emergency order allowing her to deny marriage licenses to gay couples while she appeals a federal judge's order requiring her to issue them.