Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore issued a six page letter ordering probate judges in the state of Alabama to not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in direct defiance to the actions by U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade striking down the ban on said marriages. The 11th Circuit Court of appeals in Atlanta did not allow Alabama's politicians a stay on that ruling and Judge Granade's order is to go into effect on the morning of the 9th of February.
By writing a 6 page letter ordering the probate judges of Alabama to be in contempt of the federal court by refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, he has shown that he has no respect for federal law or the legal system. The letter included text referencing the very law that was struck down. Thank you.