FEDERAL JUDGE: ALABAMA COUNTIES MUST ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE

U.S. District Judge Callie Granade of Mobile issued a brief order saying state probate judges cant discriminate against gay couples since the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled gay marriage is legal everywhere.Also Wednesday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans instructed judges in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas to wrap up gay marriage cases in their states in line with last weeks ruling.Granades order doesnt affect counties that have stopped issuing all marriage licenses in response to the Supreme Court decision, but a gay rights attorney said other counties must treat people equally or face penalties.”We will ask Judge Granade to hold them in contempt if theyd dont,” said Shannon Minter of the San Francisco-based National Center for Lesbian Rights in Washington.

 

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