Alabama same-sex marriages could start on Monday, says judge

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Alabama same-sex marriages could start on Monday, says judge

Associated Press in Montgomery, Alabama
theguardian.com, Sunday 25 January 2015 22.53 GMT

The association representing Alabama’s probate judges said on Sunday it is possible some judges there may issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples when courthouses open on Monday, despite their advice against it.

US district judge Callie Granade ruled for one same-sex couple on Friday, declaring that Alabama’s statutory and constitutional gay marriage bans violate the US constitution.

Judge Greg Norris, president of the Alabama Probate Judges Association, said on Sunday it would be up to each probate judge to decide whether to grant licenses to same-sex couples from Monday.

Norris said the group was advising Alabama’s 68 probate judges not to do so, citing a lawyers’ opinion that Friday’s decision only applies to one case involving a same-sex couple.

The association’s lawyer, Al Agricola, said the group does not know whether any Alabama judges will actually issue licenses on Monday.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/25/alabama-same-sex-gay-marriages

[shenmue]

1. Yaaaaaaay!

Take that, fundamentalists.

[Thinkingabout]

2. State by state tried a new gimmick, they put it up and courts knocks it down.

Hopefully all the states who wants to spend time and effort will have this out of their system by the ruling by SC.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Supreme Court is supposed to rule on Nationwide gay marriage, this summer.

So I read recently.

[Thinkingabout]

5. Yes and I hate to sound ugly but it is well behind the time it should be happening.

We have some serious issues which should be handled. Perhaps the state assemblies can get serious about education. I am not trying to downplay the same sex marriages, I just think this should have been solved years ago, just gives the GOP another issue they can get votes. They want to be for small government then get out of our bedrooms huh.

[marym625]

3. YAY!!!!!!!!!