After five days behind bars, David Bunning lifted the
contempt order against Davis, saying he was satisfied that her deputies are fulfilling their obligation to grant licenses to same-sex couples in her absence. But he warned Davis not to interfere with them.
The move came down just before Davis was to receive jailhouse visits from presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz. Dozens of her supporters had gathered on the jailhouse lawn for what they called a rally for religious freedom.
Davis has become a hero among religious conservatives for the boldest act of resistance by a public official to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively legalized gay marriage across the nation earlier this year.
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