Gay marriage ruling: Some officials stop holding weddings

Last Friday the court said marriage for all is a constitutional right.But reports suggest some county offices in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana are trying to find ways around the contentious decision.Many opponents of gay marriage are preparing for legal challenges over religious objections to the unions.In Alabama, one judge is refusing to issue marriage licences to anyone, saying that state law merely says they “may” be issued by officials, not that they must issue them.Wes Allen, a probate judge in Pike County in southern Alabama, told the AP news agency that he is “not in violation of any Supreme Court order”.”Were just going to hold the course and not issue any marriage licences,” he said, adding that he believes marriage “is one man, one woman”.

 

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