The Supreme Court rejected a petition asking the court to reconsider its 2015 landmark ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in the US.

The request came from Kim Davis, a former Kentucky court clerk, who gained national attention for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. Davis was appealing a lower court’s requiring her to pay $360,000 in fines and damages to a couple to whom she refused to grant a marriage license.

The court issued a brief, unsigned order stating that her petition is denied. The order was shared as part of a group of orders on pending cases. No justices commented on the case, and no explanation was given.

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