Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) doubled down Sunday on his decision to ignore a federal ruling allowing same-sex marriage in the state, while one of the probate judges defying him expressed confidence that he was “on the right side of history.”
Despite Moore’s orders to the contrary, at least 50 of Alabama’s 67 counties decided by Friday to issue licenses to same-sex couples.
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“I think that’s what places Alabama a step backwards in some people’s eyes when they see things like this happen, the defiance and the resistance,” Reed said. “I think we’re on the front side of this. And we’re on the right side of history where this is concerned.”
