Alabama Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions Against Marriage Equality

The Alabama Supreme Court today confirmed that marriage equality remains intact in the state, but the always opinionated Chief Justice Roy Moore still insists that SCOTUS got Obergefell wrong. 

From 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 in defiance of the U.S. Supreme Court...

While dismissing the petitions Alabama justices, particularly Chief Justice Roy Moore, still expressed their strong disagreement with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Moore called it a "lawless act." 

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