The US Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by a former Kentucky county official to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling legalising same-sex marriage nationwide, as the justices steered clear of the contentious case some 3-1/2 years after its conservative majority reversed abortion rights. The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, turned away an appeal by Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who was sued by a gay couple after refusing to issue any marriage licences after the 2015...