Alabama Federal Judge Issues Order Attempting to Overrule the Alabama Supreme Court

MOBILE, Ala.
   U.S. District Judge Callie Granade issued an order June 7 in an attempt to permanently overrule the Alabama Supreme Court regarding marriage. According to Granade, the order is needed because state laws against same-sex marriage remain in effect, and the Alabama Supreme Court issued an order in March 2016 affirming three orders from 2015 that prohibited probate judges from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

   Judge Granade states that several Alabama Supreme Court Justices issued concurring opinions in March 2016 in which they take issue with the U.S. Supreme Court marriage opinion.

   “While it was not her intent to help the case of Chief Justice Roy Moore, federal Judge Granade’s order proves our argument that the charges against the Chief have no foundation,” said Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel. “Following the 2015 orders of the Alabama Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court, probate judges sought clarity as to what they should do. In January 2016, Chief Justice Moore issued an Administrative Order advising the judges that the 2015 orders remained in effect and the Alabama Supreme Court would be issuing an opinion on their final disposition. In March 2016, the Alabama Supreme Court left the 2015 orders in place. How then can the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) single out Chief Justice Moore when he issued an accurate order regarding the status of the ...

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