MONTGOMERY-Today the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit denied the Alabama Attorney General’s motion for a stay in Searcy v. Strange and Strawser v. Strange. Last month, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade struck down Alabama’s discriminatory constitutional amendment banning same-sex couples from marrying. This means gay marriages in Alabama Can commence on February 9th.
Attorney General Luther Stramge
The state asked the Court of Appeals to issue the stay until the U.S. Supreme Court
takes up the issue later this year. Luther Strange expressed disappointment in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court’s decision . “The Confusion that has been created by the District Court’s ruling could linger for months
HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow
until the U.S. Supreme Court resolves this issue once and for all, ” said Attorney General Strange.
“There is no justifiable reason to continue enforcing discriminatory marriage bans after a clear court order striking them down,” said Human Rights Campaign Legal Director Sarah Warbelow.
