Post by Logan on Jun 9, 2016 3:10:48 GMT -6
A federal judge in Alabama has issued a permanent injunction barring state officials from denying same-sex couples the right to marry in that state, according to court documents made public on Wednesday.
The order, filed on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Callie Granade, came in response to a 2014 lawsuit challenging Alabama's ban on same-sex marriage, finalizing a decision Granade made in early 2015 that the state law was unconstitutional.
The legality of gay marriage was at the center of a national debate until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2015 that the U.S. Constitution provided same-sex couples the right to marry.
Despite that order, Alabama officials continued to resist the change in the law.
Last month, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended for issuing an administrative order to state probate judges that they should not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Read more: www.metro.us/news/judge-issues-final-order-upholding-alabama-same-sex-marriage/PvNpfi---D_a4OjzLhhZl8jXEShCTWQ/
The order, filed on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Callie Granade, came in response to a 2014 lawsuit challenging Alabama's ban on same-sex marriage, finalizing a decision Granade made in early 2015 that the state law was unconstitutional.
The legality of gay marriage was at the center of a national debate until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2015 that the U.S. Constitution provided same-sex couples the right to marry.
Despite that order, Alabama officials continued to resist the change in the law.
Last month, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended for issuing an administrative order to state probate judges that they should not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Read more: www.metro.us/news/judge-issues-final-order-upholding-alabama-same-sex-marriage/PvNpfi---D_a4OjzLhhZl8jXEShCTWQ/