Judges in 9 of 67 Alabama Counties Won’t Issue Marriage Licenses to Anyone, Just to Avoid Gays

Judges in nine of Alabama’s 67 countiesĀ are using a forgotten segregation-era law to undermine the authority of the Supreme Court and deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples by refusing to issue any marriage licenses at all. Judges are using the 54-year-old law, which made it optional for counties to issue marriage licenses to interracial couples … Continue reading Judges in 9 of 67 Alabama Counties Won’t Issue Marriage Licenses to Anyone, Just to Avoid Gays