Alabama Supreme Court orders halt to same-sex marriages

[RandySF]

Weeks after a United States District Court Judge in Mobile ordered a probate judge there to issue same-sex marriage licenses, the Alabama Supreme Court has ordered a halt to same-sex marriages in the state.

The order, called a writ of mandamus, had been requested by the Alabama Policy Institute and the Alabama Citizens Action Program last month.

"As it has done for approximately two centuries, Alabama law allows for 'marriage' between only one man and one woman," the order said. "Alabama probate judges have a ministerial duty not to issue any marriage license contrary to this law. Nothing in the United States Constitution alters or overrides this duty."

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has been a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage in the media in the last month. However, he is not listed among the concurring or dissenting judges and appears to have recused himself from the case.

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/03/alabama_supreme_court_orders_h.html

[longship]

1. Of course he did!

And if there were a challenge to a state law establishing an Alabama Christian theocracy he would oppose any federal court opposition to that, too.

R&K

[shenmue]

2. Booo! Stop it stop it stop it

Bunch of happiness-hating jerks.

[Ken Burch]

3. Same-family marriage will still be permitted, however. n/t.

[mythology]

4. It's sad how hard some people will fight to deny others happiness

I feel for the couples' who will be hurt by this.

But I admit, I am looking forward to the sobbing from these cretins when the Supreme Court overrules this in the upcoming term.

[pnwmom]

5. Recommended. Here's a CNN article about this. I was about to post when I saw yours.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/03/us/alabama-same-sex-marriage/

In his dissent, Justice Greg Shaw wrote that he didn't think the case was properly filed nor did the court have jurisdiction. He also said the public interest groups involved in the case cannot sue in Alabama's name.