Attorney for Kim Davis Says Gay Marriage Licenses Issued Friday Are Void

The attorney for jailed Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis has said that the marriage licenses issued to gay couples on Friday have no validity because they were not approved by Davis.

Mathew Staver of the Liberty Counsel told the Associated Press on Friday that the marriage licenses issued to gay couples following Davis' arrest are "not worth paper that they are written on" because Davis, the county clerk, has not signed them.

Multiple same-sex couples arrived at the Rowan County clerk's office on Friday to receive their licenses. Davis, who refused to issue the licenses based on her religious beliefs, was jailed on Thursday after refusing to resign and to issue the licenses despite a Supreme Court order to do so.

Staver has told multiple media outlets that Davis is reportedly in good spirits while remaining in jail and does not plan to resign from her post. The county clerk is reportedly planning to wait out her time in jail until a resolution is reached that does not force her to sacrifice her religious freedom rights.

Davis' husband, Joe Davis, told NBC News on Friday that his wife is willing to remain in jail if it means standing behind her values.

The county clerk will reportedly stay in jail for "as long as it takes," Joe Davis said, adding "It's not a defeat. Some may say it is, but it's not a defeat. It's a setback."

"It ain't over. It'll still be a fight,' Davis added.