This story was updated at 2 p.m. ET with the clerk's statement.
The office of a defiant county clerk in Kentucky has denied a marriage license to another gay couple.
On Tuesday morning, James Yates and Will Smith Jr. marched into Rowan County clerk Kim Davis' office. It was their fifth attempt to obtain a marriage license, and they once again were turned away.
They left red-eyed and shaking, and declined to talk to reporters gathered at the office.
#BREAKING Defiant Rowan Co Clerk refuses to issue marriage license,despite Supreme Court ruling, now faces fine, jail pic.twitter.com/u69NgGNLxy— Julian Glover (@JulianGloverTV) September 1, 2015
Davis says her office is continuing to deny marriage licenses to gay couples "under God's authority."
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In a statement sent later Tuesday afternoon, Davis said, "To issue a marriage license which conflicts with God’s definition of marriage, with my name affixed to the certificate, would violate my conscience. It is not a light issue for me. It is a Heaven or Hell decision."
She stopped issuing licenses the day the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage.
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to intervene in the case, leaving Davis no legal grounds to refuse to grant licenses. Protesters gathered inside her office chanting, "Do your job!"
Kim Davis tells same-sex couple they will face judgment in end. "do your job!" shouts protesters. ^JC pic.twitter.com/rQVz70xdPm— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) September 1, 2015
A district judge could now hold her in contempt, which can carry steep fines or jail time. She's since been called to appear at a federal hearing on Thursday. The ACLU of Kentucky has filed a contempt motion with Judge Bunning.