By — News Desk News Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/alabama-chief-justice-removed-office-gay-marriage Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Alabama suspends chief justice who defied same-sex marriage ruling Nation Sep 30, 2016 12:16 PM EDT The chief justice for Alabama Supreme Court has been suspended after he defied the nation’s ruling on gay marriage, the Associated Press reported. He is suspended until 2019, the end of his term on the state’s highest court. Long after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to allow gay marriage in all 50 states, Alabama’s Chief Justice Roy Moore was found to have encouraged lower court judges to reject marriage licenses to same-sex couples, according to Alabama Court of the Judiciary, Alabama’s flagship newspaper reported. In May, Moore faced charges of violating judicial ethics suspended with pay after these allegations surfaced. This latest ruling effectively removes him from office, the Associated Press reported. By — News Desk News Desk
The chief justice for Alabama Supreme Court has been suspended after he defied the nation’s ruling on gay marriage, the Associated Press reported. He is suspended until 2019, the end of his term on the state’s highest court. Long after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to allow gay marriage in all 50 states, Alabama’s Chief Justice Roy Moore was found to have encouraged lower court judges to reject marriage licenses to same-sex couples, according to Alabama Court of the Judiciary, Alabama’s flagship newspaper reported. In May, Moore faced charges of violating judicial ethics suspended with pay after these allegations surfaced. This latest ruling effectively removes him from office, the Associated Press reported.