Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore orders ban on same-sex marriage

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore
issued an order Wednesday informing the state’s
probate judges of their “ministerial duty not to
issue any marriage license contrary” to Alabama’s
constitutional amendment banning same-sex
marriage.
Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 decision
overturning such state bans, Moore maintains
Alabama’s law is still valid, and that as chief
justice he is empowered to “take affirmative and
appropriate action to correct or alleviate any
condition or situation adversely affecting the
administration of justice within the state.”