The battle in Alabama for same sex marriage took a new turn recently. A federal judge reiterated her earlier ruling that the same sex marriage ban was unconstitutional and ordered all probate courts, which had been told not to recognize the marriages by state officials, to ignore Alabama’s ban. However, the judge placed a stay on the order until the United States Supreme Court rules on the matter which essentially allows the ban to continue for now. Still, gay rights groups claimed victory after this ruling though the Alabama Supreme remains stiffly opposed to the decision.
See Kim Chandler, Judge: Gay Couples Across Alabama Have Right To Marry, W.I.A.T., May 21, 2015.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
