And the Alabama crazy train continues to roll on. Via AL.com: 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. Today’s ruling means same-sex marriage is still intact in Alabama and …
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Hillary & Trump Win Alabama & Tennessee
The networks are calling Alabama and Tennessee for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, bringing both their projected win totals to four and three states, respectively. Keep an eye on Oklahoma where Clinton is currently trailing Sanders. UPDATE: Trump has added Massachusetts to his win column.
Read More »ALABAMA: Wife Of Roy Moore Endorses Ted Cruz
Anti-LGBT activist and Foundation For Moral Law head Kayla Moore, the wife of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, has endorsed Ted Cruz. From the Cruz campaign: “Very rarely do I get involved in other political races,” Moore said. “However, our nation is at a crossroads. If we do not choose wisely, we may forever lose our country. Many …
Read More »ALABAMA: Lawyer Sues Obergfell Majority SCOTUS Justices For $6M For Causing Him Mental Anguish
Alabama lawyer Austin Burdick has filed a $6M federal lawsuit against the five Supreme Court justices who voted with the majority in Obergefell. Because mental anguish. And other stuff! Seriously! AL.com reports: Burdick is suing the five justices for violations of the 5th Amendment, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and seeks, among other things compensatory damages, punitive damages, …
Read More »ALABAMA: Birmingham Newspaper Eviscerates “Delusional” State Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore
From the editorial board of the Birmingham News: Roy Moore is delusional about Roy Moore. The only bad thing that has happened since Alabama acquiesced to the ruling of America’s Supreme Court is that Moore hasn’t got enough attention, so once again he has “ordered” probate judges to not issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Over the past several months, …
Read More »NOM Petition: Stand With Chief Justice Roy Moore
Brian Brown surely knows, as even fellow hate group leader Tony Perkins has admitted, that Roy Moore is just spinning his talibangelical wheels in an attempt to screw with Alabama’s gay couples. But hey – here’s yet another desperate shot at getting a few more idiots on NOM’s money beg list. From the petition: Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has …
Read More »Tony Perkins Surrenders On Alabama
According to a press release issued last night by hate group leader Tony Perkins, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is not defying SCOTUS, he has merely ordered a halt to same-sex marriage until the state Supreme Court inevitably aligns itself with Obergefell. He writes: Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is used to being in headlines — but Wednesday’s …
Read More »Federal Prosecutors: Ignore Justice Roy Moore
Federal prosecutors are telling Alabama’s probate judges that they are not free to defy the US Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage despite the order issued yesterday by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. AL.com reports: “The Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court has issued an administrative order, directing probate judges that they may not issue marriage licenses …
Read More »Hillary Denounces Roy Moore’s “Unconstitutional” Order: Marriage Equality Is The Law Of The Land
“Marriage equality is now the law of the land—including in Alabama. Today’s unconstitutional order reminds us that, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling that all Americans have the right to marry the person they love, our work is far from over. “There are still judges who are determined to stand in the way of people’s rights. There are still politicians who …
Read More »Liberty Counsel Applauds Roy Moore’s Stand Against “Cockeyed” And “Lawless” Gay Marriage Ruling
“I applaud Chief Justice Roy Moore for this order reaffirming the marriage law in Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court issued an order in March 2015 barring probate judges from issuing same-sex marriage licenses after a federal court in January of last year overturned Alabama’s voter-approved constitutional amendment defining marriage as one man and one woman. “In Alabama and across America, …
Read More »ALABAMA: Protesters Chant “Love Already Won” Outside Madison County Courthouse
Huntsville’s NBC affiliate is live-streaming a protest against Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore, who earlier today ordered a halt to same-sex marriage. The small group of protesters are outside the Madison County Courthouse where they are chanting “love already won.” Hit the link and watch.
Read More »Roy Moore’s Son Pleads Not Guilty To Drug Charges
Reported yesterday by the Associated Press: The son of Alabama’s chief justice has pleaded not guilty to drug charges. Court documents show Caleb Moore pleaded not guilty on Dec. 21 to two counts. Moore, who is 25, faces charges of felony possession of the prescription medication alprazolam and misdemeanor marijuana possession. Caleb Moore was arrested in March in Troy. Police …
Read More »ALABAMA: NAACP Sues State Over Voter ID Law Following Mass Closures Of DMV Offices
We knew THIS was coming: Alabama now faces a federal lawsuit over its voter ID law after closing 30 or so driver’s licenses offices, many of them in areas with high African-American populations. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is bringing the suit on behalf of Greater Birmingham Ministries and the Alabama NAACP. It was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court …
Read More »ALABAMA: Black Protester Punched & Kicked At Trump Rally, Trump Says He Deserved It [VIDEO]
CNN reports: Several attendees at the rally punched and kicked a protester who tried to disrupt Trump’s speech. At least a half-dozen attendees shoved and tackled the protester, a black man, to the ground as he refused to leave the event. At least one man punched the protester and a woman kicked him while he was on the ground. All …
Read More »ALABAMA: State Fights Marriage Battle Fees
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange has filed an objection to paying the “excessive” $200,000 in legal fees demanded by the attorneys who won same-sex marriage in his state. AL.com reports: Instead, Mobile attorneys Christine Hernandez and David Kennedy – who sought a $275 hourly rate – should be reimbursed about $50,000, according to the filing. The state’s figure factors in …
Read More »ALABAMA: SPLC Files Judicial Ethics Complaint Against State Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker
Last week Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker appeared on Bryan Fischer’s radio show where he called for defying SCOTUS on the Obergefell ruling. Today the SPLC filed a judicial ethics complaint against Parker as a same-sex marriage case remains pending before his court. AL.com reports: “Tom Parker has a choice: He can be a judge or he can be …
Read More »Alabama Probate Judge John Enslen: Let The Federal Government Issue All Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Anti-gay Alabama probate Judge John Enslen wants his state’s Supreme Court to rule that only the federal government should have to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. AL.com reports: Enslen also asked that the Alabama justices issue an order declaring the state will only honor same-sex marriage licenses either issued by the federal government or a state that has a …
Read More »ALABAMA: State Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker Calls For Defying SCOTUS On Obergefell [VIDEO]
Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: On his radio program today, Bryan Fischer interviewed Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker, a former Religious Right activist and aide to Chief Justice Roy Moore who has become a radical justice in his own right, for two segments about the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling earlier this year. After making the case …
Read More »Alabama To Shut Out Black Voters With DMV Closures
From an opinion piece on AL.com: Depending on which counties you count as being in Alabama’s Black Belt, either twelve or fifteen Black Belt counties soon won’t have a place to get a driver’s license. Counties where some of the state’s poorest live. Counties that are majority African-American. Combine that with the federally mandated Star ID taking effect next year, …
Read More »ALABAMA: State Prepares To Move Forward With DMV Closures Despite Strict Voter ID Law
Last month we learned that Alabama was set to close 45 of its 49 driver’s license bureaus despite a strict voter ID law. The number of planned office closures has since been reduced to 33 and the state is preparing to make that move. Via Montgomery’s NBC affiliate: Governor Robert Bentley is moving ahead with plans to close some driver’s …
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