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No Moore Embarrassment: Good Riddance To Alabama’s Disgrace

Sep 30, 2016 by Rob Boston in Wall of Separation

Good news from Alabama: Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has been suspended from the court without pay for the remainder of his term.

Technically, Moore has not been removed from office, but today’s decision by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary has that effect. He has been suspended for the rest of his term, and he can’t run again because Alabama law prohibits anyone older than 70 from being appointed to or elected to the bench. (Moore will turn 70 in February.)

Americans United Applauds Ala. Chief Justice Roy Moore’s Suspension For Defying Marriage Equality Ruling

Moore Found Guilty Of Ethics Violations, Barred For Remainder Of Term Without Pay

Sep 30, 2016

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is rightly suspended without pay for the remainder of his term, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

In a decision issued just one day after Moore’s ethics trial, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary punished the state’s top jurist for his attempts to undermine the U.S. Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.

Roy Moore, Alabama’s Anti-Gay Chief Justice, Stands Trial For Ethics Violations

Sep 29, 2016 by Simon Brown in Wall of Separation

Alabama’s anti-gay chief justice, Roy Moore, was on trial before a state ethics board yesterday. He stands accused of instructing Alabama officials to defy the U.S. Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision. Based on media reports, it seems the longtime foe of Americans United didn’t make a very strong case for keeping his job.

But before we get to that, here’s a recap of events leading up to this point:

Alabama Chief Justice To Face Trial Again On Ethics Charges

Sep 1, 2016

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore will go on trial this month on charges that he violated judicial ethics.

The Alabama Court of the Judiciary, a state oversight body, issued a brief order last month denying Moore’s request to dismiss the charges against him. His trial is scheduled for Sept. 28, reported the news site Al.com.

Facing The Music: Roy Moore Prepares To Go On Trial -- Again

Aug 5, 2016 by Sarah E. Jones in Wall of Separation

Roy Moore can’t catch a break – nor should he.

U.S. District Court Judge W. Harold Albritton handed the embattled chief justice another blow yesterday, ruling that Moore can’t be reinstated to the Alabama Supreme Court while the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) tries him on six ethics charges. Moore, with the assistance of Liberty Counsel, had sued the JIC, arguing that the process violated his rights.

Accountability In Alabama: No One Is Above The Law, Chief Justice Moore

Jul 1, 2016

With any luck, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore will be removed from the state Supreme Court soon. Moore is under investigation by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary, an oversight body that examines allegations of ethics violations by judges.

Moore found himself in trouble  earlier this year when he decided to issue a strange “administrative order” to probate judges in the state telling them not to issue marriages licenses to same-sex couples.

Ala. Chief Justice Sues Over Ethics Investigation

Jul 1, 2016

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore filed a lawsuit against the state’s Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) in May after the oversight body announced that it would pursue ethics charges against him and suspended him from the bench.

Moore, who is represented by Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver, argues that the JIC has no legal authority over him.

“We are asking the federal court to strike down the automatic removal provision in the Alabama State Constitution and we are asking that Chief Justice Moore be immediately reinstated,” Staver told the Associated Press.

Amazing Anniversary: Marriage Equality Decision Celebrates First Year

Jun 23, 2016 by Simon Brown in Wall of Separation

This Sunday will mark the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which brought marriage equality to the states in 2015.

Writing for the 5-4 majority in that case, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy explained that all people have a right to the dignity that marriage bestows on couples.

Judicial Oversight Body Launches Investigation Of Alabama’s Roy Moore

Jun 1, 2016

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is once again fighting for his job – and he blames his legal woes on opponents he insists are out to get him.

On May 6, the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission announced that it has forwarded six charges against Moore to the Alabama Court of Judiciary. Moore will face a hearing before the Court of Judiciary and if found guilty could be removed from the bench. In the meantime, he has been suspended with pay.

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