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Alabama's Chief Justice Faces Ethics Charges For Second Time

10:53am September 28, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was ousted on ethics charges in 2003 for defying a federal court order. On Wednesday he faces trial for defying the U.S. Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling.

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Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore speaks to the congregation of Kimberly Church of God in Kimberley, Ala., in June.

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Alabama Chief Justice Orders Judges To Enforce Ban On Same-Sex Marriage

11:09pm January 06, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore has instructed probate judges not to issue licenses to same-sex couples.

Robert Bate of Birmingham holds signs endorsing same-sex marriage outside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Ala., Monday. On Tuesday, the chief justice of the state's Supreme Court said federal courts are overstepping their jurisdiction in de

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Alabama Chief Justice: Federal Courts Don't Hold Sway On Marriage

7:10pm January 27, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Chief Justice Roy Moore says a ruling by a U.S. district judge "raised serious, legitimate concerns about the propriety of federal court jurisdiction over the Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment."