The same statute that authorizes her to issue a marriage license to a man and a woman. The Supreme Court ruling only struck down those parts that prevented licenses being issued to same sex couples.
Kim Davis is not arguing that she won't issue marriage licenses to same sex couples because the civil code prevents it. Thanks to the Supremen Court it doesn't. She says that she can't issue them because her moral code prevents it. That her understanding of God's word prevents it. That her duty to God outweighs her duty to mere civil law. That's a much higher cause than arguing over whatever man-made law says.
That is the statute that was struck down. Hence there is no statute authorizing her to issue any marriage licenses at all. She isn't. She is obeying the law by NOT issuing licenses.
Kim Davis is not arguing that she won't issue marriage licenses to same sex couples because the civil code prevents it. Thanks to the Supremen Court it doesn't. She says that she can't issue them because her moral code prevents it.
Her position as I understand it is that Kentucky Law requires her to sign off on all (every single one) of the Marriage Licenses in the county. No other person other than her is authorized to sign off on it. Her religious position is that she was elected to sign off on Marriage Licenses between a man and a woman when she took the job. She now has to violate her religious convictions by signing off on "perverted unnatural marriage relationships that are an Abomination before God" (Do you disagree with that description?) and her signature must be attached to the document by law. She is standing her ground. She should be applauded by everyone on this forum, but unfortunately there are a bunch of Freepers who think she should "do her job or resign" and let someone else violate Kentucky Law and God's law because "THE SUPREME COURT HAS SPOKEN" so we need to move on to more important issues, like how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.