Alabama Supreme Court Halts All Same-Sex Marriages
The
Alabama Supreme Court has just ordered probate judges to cease issuing
marriage licenses to same-sex couples, despite the Supreme Court's
ruling.
Same-sex couples cannot marry in Alabama today.
Despite Friday's historic landmark Supreme Court ruling that found states cannot ban marriage from same-sex couples, the Alabama Supreme Court has done just that, and ordered probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples immediately. Chief Justice Roy Moore, who has become a farcical name in the battle against marriage equality, recused himself from today's order, but stated his Court's order halts all same-sex marriages.
Today's order claims that parts of the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges are subject to appeal, according to AL.com, which legally is highly-unlikely.
"I am not real clear what it's saying .. it's very unclear," Jefferson County Probate Judge Sherri Friday told AL.com.
The order is effective for the next 25 days.
UPDATE I: 2:00 PM EDT –
HRC president Chad Griffin quotes Buzzfeed's Chris Geidner's interpretation of the order, which contradicts Justice Moore's claim, above:
UPDATE II: 2:19 PM EDT –
AL.com adds this confusing sentence to its story:
Same-sex couples cannot marry in Alabama today.
Despite Friday's historic landmark Supreme Court ruling that found states cannot ban marriage from same-sex couples, the Alabama Supreme Court has done just that, and ordered probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples immediately. Chief Justice Roy Moore, who has become a farcical name in the battle against marriage equality, recused himself from today's order, but stated his Court's order halts all same-sex marriages.
Today's order claims that parts of the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges are subject to appeal, according to AL.com, which legally is highly-unlikely.
"I am not real clear what it's saying .. it's very unclear," Jefferson County Probate Judge Sherri Friday told AL.com.
The order is effective for the next 25 days.
UPDATE I: 2:00 PM EDT –
HRC president Chad Griffin quotes Buzzfeed's Chris Geidner's interpretation of the order, which contradicts Justice Moore's claim, above:
UPDATE II: 2:19 PM EDT –
AL.com adds this confusing sentence to its story:
"Basically it states that in the court's judgment it (the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday) is tabled effective until after the hearing (before the Alabama Supreme Court)," Moore said. "It's not in effect until after this hearing in this 25 day period."This is far from the first time Alabama and Justice Moore have made statements leading to mass confusion in that state on marriage.
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