Alabama Supreme Court dismisses petitions opposing gay marriage
Source: Alabama.com
By Kent Faulk | kfaulk@al.com
on March 04, 2016 at 10:22 AM, updated March 04, 2016 at 3:25 PM
The Alabama Supreme Court this morning dismissed petitions by the Alabama Policy Institute, the Alabama Citizens Action Program and Elmore County's probate judge that had sought a landmark ruling declaring the state's prohibition on gay marriage still stands in defiance of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Today's ruling means same-sex marriage is still intact in Alabama and the petitions challenging it are tossed. The petitions had sought to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling declaring same-sex marriage legal in the Obergefell case.
While dismissing the petitions Alabama justices, particularly Chief Justice Roy Moore, still expressed their strong disagreement with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Moore called it a "lawless act."
Eric Johnston, attorney for API, said the Alabama justices' ruling ends their petitions.
Read more: http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/03/alabama_supreme_court_dismisse.html
Hat tip, Joe.My.God: ALABAMA: State Supreme Court Dismisses Marriage Challenge, Roy Moore Says Ban Is Still In Effect
Take it away, Chief Justice Roy Moore:
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"In my legal opinion, Obergefell, like Dred Scott and Roe v. Wade that preceded it, is an immoral, unconstitutional, and tyrannical opinion. Its consequences for our society will be devastating, and its elevation of immorality to a special "right" enforced through civil penalties will be completely destructive of our religious liberty," Moore wrote.
Justice Greg Shaw said:
"Such conduct does not show respect for or comply with the law; it does not promote public confidence in the integrity or impartiality of the judiciary," Shaw wrote. "Instead, I believe that defiance would bring the judicial office into disrepute."
Alabama Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling
This one goes out to Roy from all of us:
Astraea
(474 posts)Telling us this judgement is about emotions, and then lecturing us about your feelings on the sexual revolution. GFY
47of74
(18,470 posts)stonecutter357
(12,698 posts)riversedge
(70,382 posts)LannyDeVaney
(1,033 posts)The Republican candidates have hardly mentioned it.