On a Sunday night last February, hours before same-sex marriages were scheduled to begin in the state, he issued a similar order to probate judges, most of whom defied the edict.
Then again, not many judges have been professional kickboxers or ride a horse to vote on Election Day.
Nelson says a lawsuit may have to come about to determine if it indeed applies to Alabama, “I would predict that someone challenging Alabama’s statute based on the Supreme Court decision are probably going to win but we don’t have that yet”.
“No union is more profound than marriage”, the ruling said.
As the Advertiser’s Brian Lyman reported, Moore on Wednesday issued an administrative order saying probate judges have a “ministerial duty” to comply with state bans on same-sex marriage, and therefore shouldn’t issue marriage licenses to gay couples.
But does Moore have a legal leg to stand on?
Mr Moore, in a four-page decision, cited a state law under which “marriage is inherently a unique relationship between a man and a woman”.
“What we are really seeking is to have Judge Moore Removed from the bench”, Jimenez-Cherry said.
To some, Moore blurs the line between judge and politician.
Thank God for Chief Justice Moore!
“I respect our chief justice greatly”, Williams said. “We have a history of that….” A number of other probate judges followed suit. “As President, I’ll fight for the equal rights of all Americans, no matter who they are or who they love”. In Vietnam, he was known by fellow troops as “Captain America“. This comes after the United States Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages across the nation past year. “He repeatedly declined to implement federal decisions with which he disagreed”. In theory, a precedent- establishing Supreme Court decision doesn’t “decide” analogous cases. In 2006, 81 percent of Alabama voters passed a constitutional amendment barring gays from marrying in the state. But after two unsuccessful bids for governor, Moore won back the office of chief justice in 2012.
This isn’t the first time Moore has taken on the federal judiciary.
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange’s office was asked about his position on the matter Thursday.
University of Alabama School of Law Professor Ronald Krotoszynski agreed. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.
Some voters question Wednesday’s order.
“In light of this reality, ordering the state’s probate judges to refuse to issue marriage licenses to all couples who seek them constitutes an exercise in futility”, Krotoszynski said.
The state Supreme Court issued its directive to refuse licenses to gay couples at the request of a conservative group after a federal judge ruled in January 2015 that the state’s gay-marriage ban was illegal.