Tag: same-sex marriage
Senate passes bill taking state out of marriage business
The Alabama Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would abolish the requirement that state probate judges sign off on marriages. To replace the age-old...
Alabama Supreme Court rules against same-sex marriage ban
Suits filed in Alabama opposing an earlier U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which called same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional, were struck down Friday by the Alabama Supreme Court.
The...
Donald Trump holds commanding lead in SC, says new CNN poll
South Carolina Republicans think Donald Trump has the best chance of winning the general election this November, according to a new CNN/ORC International poll.
The...
Roy Moore rankles critics with order halting same-sex marriage licenses
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has come under fire from marriage equality groups in the wake of his recent judicial order requiring state probate judges...
Alabama judge: Feds should issue same-sex marriage licenses
An Alabama probate judge is asking the state's Supreme Court for a way out of issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Elmore County Probate Judge...
Committee votes to do away with Alabama marriage licenses
Alabama lawmakers are considering legislation to take the state out of the marriage business in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing...
Chief Justice Roy Moore faces ethics complaint over same-sex marriage
The Southern Poverty Law Center has accused Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore of violating judicial ethics with his public criticisms of the U.S. Supreme...
2 more Alabama counties to issue same-sex marriage licenses
Two more Alabama counties say they will issue wedding licenses following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Both Houston and Henry counties...
More Alabama counties issuing same-sex marriage licenses
Additional Alabama counties are issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples as some opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide...
Alabama, AG Luther Strange join 15-state push to re-enforce religious tax...
Attorney General Luther Strange on Tuesday hopped on board a 15-state appeal to the Republican Congressional leadership to "take steps to prevent the IRS from...