The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a long-shot request that could have given the justices a chance to overturn the landmark decision recognizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

The big picture: The high court's rejection signals, for now, that same-sex marriage remains settled law.

Driving the news: The Supreme Court rejected the application without explanation, as is custom. • The case was brought by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who refused to issue a gay couple a marriage license in 2015. Her appeal claimed the court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges was "egregiously wrong" and "deeply damaging." • Davis was ordered to pay $360,000 in damages and fees, and she has been unsuccessful in her attempts to challenge that judgment.

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