Activists rally for and against Alabama's chief justice

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Activists rally for and against Alabama's chief justice

Aug 8, 1:47 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Latest on a hearing before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary on charges of misconduct that could result in the removal from office of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore. Moore denies that he violated judicial ethics by sending an order urging state judges to defy federal rulings legalizing same-sex marriage.

12:40 p.m.

Both supporters and opponents of suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore are rallying outside the state judicial building before a hearing that could determine whether he's ousted for misconduct in office.

About 100 demonstrators who back Moore listened to speakers decrying homosexuality ahead of the hearing Monday afternoon. Loudspeakers amplified Christian music across the state capital.

A smaller group of Moore opponents also gathered nearby, accusing the judge of trying to violate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.



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[forest444]

1. It seems that Roy Moore forgot the Eleventh Commandment (his favorite):

Thou shall not get caught.

[Cryptoad]

2. pics

[Judi Lynn]

3. Wow! So glad to see these images. Love the "No More" signs. Thank you. n/t

[Eugene]

4. Panel Sends Alabama Chief Justice's Ethics Case to Trial

Source: Associated Press

Panel Sends Alabama Chief Justice's Ethics Case to Trial

By KIM CHANDLER AND JAY REEVES, ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Aug 8, 2016, 7:54 PM ET

A state judicial panel on Monday refused to dismiss an ethics complaint against Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, saying that Moore will go to trial in September on accusations that he urged 68 probate judges to defy the federal courts on same-sex marriage.

The Alabama Court of the Judiciary, a state panel that disciplines judges, refused dueling requests to either dismiss the complaint against Moore outright or go ahead and remove him from office. Chief Judge Michael Joiner said the case will go to trial Sept. 28. The panel of nine judges will hear the case and decide whether Moore violated judicial ethics and if so, what punishment he will face.

The decision came down shortly after the conclusion of a 60-minute hearing in which Moore was alternately portrayed as a politician on a mission to block gay couples from marrying in Alabama or a judge who was merely trying answer questions from confused probate judges. Moore — who was ousted from office by the court in 2003 for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state judicial building — could be removed as chief justice for a second time.

"We are here to talk about Chief Justice Roy Moore and his repeated refusal to follow the rule of law," John Carroll, a former federal magistrate representing the Judicial Inquiry Commission, told the court. Carroll said Moore abused his power as chief justice to promote a private agenda against same-sex marriage.

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[geek tragedy]

5. what kind of place would Alabama be without the federal government to drag

them out of the dark ages?

[Judi Lynn]

6. I don't think anyone would feel safe trying to drive through the place,

on the way to a state with actual humans in it.