Tag: same-sex marriage
Bill to get the state out of the marriage business heads...
After some conservative Alabama probate judges stopped issuing marriage licenses over the issue of same-sex marriage, state lawmakers have come up with...
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,...
Alabama politicians react to Supreme Court gay wedding cake ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court narrowly ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of a religious objection.
The 7-2 ruling...
Supreme Court gives victory to baker who refused to make cake...
The U.S. Supreme Court narrowly ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of a religious...
Bill to remove marriage licenses passes Alabama Senate
The Alabama Senate approved a bill on Wednesday to remove marriage licenses and begin a new process under which probate judges would accept affidavits from couples...
Panel sends Alabama chief justice’s ethics case to trial
A state judicial panel on Monday refused to dismiss an ethics complaint against Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, saying that Moore will go to...
Suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore defends his gay marriage ban memo
Suspended Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is defending his January 2016 memo to probate judges regarding same-sex marriage.
Moore submitted an affidavit Tuesday explaining he was not...
Federal judge permanently bars Alabama from blocking gay marriage
A federal judge is permanently barring Alabama from enforcing state laws to block gay marriage.
U.S. District Judge Callie Granade of Mobile issued the order...
Alabama Supreme Court voids earlier ruling on same-sex adoptive couples
The Alabama Supreme Court has voided its earlier decision not to recognize a lesbian couple's adoption that was carried out in another state.
The opinion...
Conservative group to hold rally in support of suspended Roy Moore
A coalition of conservative groups is hosting a rally near the Capitol building Saturday, May 21, in support of suspended Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice...
