Fed judge may force Alabama holdouts to begin same-sex marriage
A federal judge on Thursday will hear a case that could compel local officials in Alabama to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for gay marriage to begin in the state, but most counties refused to comply with the decision. The dissonance prompted lawyers for same-sex couples to sue, and U.S. District Court Judge Callie Granade — who issued the original ruling striking down the state's gay marriage ban — agreed to hear the case.
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