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kpete

(72,895 posts) Wed Jul 1, 2015, 11:07 AM Jul 2015

BREAKING: Federal Judge: Alabama Judges Must Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses [View all]

Source: NBC

A federal judge has issued an order directed at all probate judges in the state — who are responsible for issuing marriage licenses — that they can no longer decline to issue licenses to gay couples.

The order Tuesday morning from Judge Callie Granade is intended to resolve any lingering questions about what the officials are legally required to do.

It follows months of back-and-forth between state and federal judges. Confusion arose in February after Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who has authored several letters against federal courts overturning gay marriage bans, issued an order telling probate judges not to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-judge-alabama-judges-must-issue-same-sex-marriage-licenses-n385141

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/07/01/1398313/-BREAKING-Federal-Judge-Orders-Alabama-Comply-With-Supreme-Court

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BREAKING: Federal Judge: Alabama Judges Must Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses [View all] kpete Jul 2015 OP

Pwned, right? swimboy Jul 2015 #1

Good. Once again making the point that The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #2

Except for the Fifth Circuit of course. ananda Jul 2015 #7

One of them has to come in last place. These days, it's the Fifth. n/t eggplant Jul 2015 #17

Poor dears. Are they being dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st Century? calimary Jul 2015 #3

And being thusly abused against their religious beliefs... Hepburn Jul 2015 #5

Now lets see ......................... turbinetree Jul 2015 #4

Again? Archae Jul 2015 #10

Trust me, if the recent marriage decision from SCOTUS went the way Judge Roy Moore had wanted, Raster Jul 2015 #19

Hey, Judge Moore: DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2015 #6

Some southern marriage license officials won't budge on same-sex issue mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 #8

Then prevent them from EVER issuing marriage licenses again! Elmer S. E. Dump Jul 2015 #12

How would you go about that? ColesCountyDem Jul 2015 #16

Hell if I know. I'm just pissed. Elmer S. E. Dump Jul 2015 #20

Oh, OK. Me, too! ColesCountyDem Jul 2015 #21

No more Dumb shenmue Jul 2015 #9

Several Alabama counties withholding gay marriage licenses despite federal order mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 #11

Public officials are ministers of which congregation? FrodosPet Jul 2015 #23

Probably end up standing in the door of the court house kairos12 Jul 2015 #13

Maybe Judge Moore is following orders from voices he hears in his head...... wolfie001 Jul 2015 #14

It doesn't get more appropriate than this rocktivity Jul 2015 #15

Judge Roy is having a very bad summer, lark Jul 2015 #18

Watching All In Marthe48 Jul 2015 #22

Alabama judges must issue gay marriage licenses if they issue straight marriage licenses, court rule mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 #24