Tag: Obergefell v. Hodges
Joe Biden signs gay marriage bill
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law the “Respect for Marriage Act,” a bill codifying protections for same-sex and interracial marriages.
Robert Aderholt fears Respect for Marriage Act lacks adequate protection of...
On Thursday, Congress passed the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R.8804) protecting same-sex marriage. Congressman Robert Aderholt expressed his concerns in a statement that the bill...
Terri Sewell votes for the Defense of Marriage Act
Thursday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell voted to send H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, to President Joe Biden's desk. This controversial legislation was passed by the...
U.S. Senate passes gay marriage bill
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to pass a bill that would federally codify same-sex and interracial marriages.
A handful...
Terri Sewell lone legislator to vote in support of Respect for...
Six of the seven U.S. Representatives for Alabama are Republicans, so it is no surprise that all six voted against the latest...
Parker Snider: Beware the rule of the philosopher kings
According to ancient Greek philosopher Plato, it is the great philosophers who are best suited to govern society. Known as “philosopher kings,”...
Parker Snider: Three years after Obergefell
In June of 2015, same-sex marriage became legal in all fifty states.
The Supreme Court ruled in the Obergefell v. Hodges case in favor of Jim Obergefell,...
Two years later, 7 Alabama counties still not issuing marriage licenses...
Two years after same-sex marriage became legal throughout the United Sates, such couples still cannot get married in parts of Alabama.
On the second anniversary...
Ethics panel wants Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore removed from office
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore should be immediately removed from office for a second time, a state ethics commission argued Friday.
The Judicial Inquiry Committee (JIC),...
Robert Bentley refugee lawsuit unlikely to gain traction
If past is prologue in his legal battles with the feds, the lawsuit filed Thursday by Gov. Robert Bentley alleging the Obama administration's noncompliance with the Refugee...
