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SCOTUS Reverses Alabama Supreme Court Anti-LGBT Adoption Decision

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The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously reversed an anti-LGBT adoption decision made by the Alabama Supreme Court, which refused to recognize child-custody decision made in Georgia involving a same-sex couple.

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Last Week in Review: February 29–March 4

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As we enter a new week, here's a reminder of all of the bills that moved during the week of February 29–March 4.

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Alabama Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions Against Marriage Equality

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The Alabama Supreme Court today confirmed that marriage equality remains intact in the state, but the always opinionated Chief Justice Roy Moore still insists that SCOTUS got Obergefell wrong. 

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Moore Grandstanding: Ala. Chief Justice Tries Again To Block Marriage Equality

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Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore last week tried, once again, to block marriage equality in that state.

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Mobile County, Alabama, Issuing Marriage Licenses Again

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After just a few days of inactivity, Mobile County has started issuing marriage licenses again. We're pleased to see that sanity has returned to that fair county.

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Americans United Files Brief In Federal Court After Roy Moore's Marriage Ban

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Americans United and its co-counsel organizations filed a brief with a federal trial court today, calling for the court to issue a final, permanent injunction against defendants in the ongoing Alabama marriage equality case. The move comes a day after Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore declared that all state probate judges must stop providing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. 

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Mobile County Judge Stops Issuing Marriage Licenses After Roy Moore's Ban

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While Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore's announcement on Wednesday banning marriage licenses for same-sex couples was largely greeted with surprise and anger, one probate judge decided to cease issuing marriage licenses to all couples in his county.

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Americans United Speaks Out Against Roy Moore’s Latest Attempt To Block Marriage Equality In Alabama

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In a statement today, we at Americans United condemned the administrative order made by Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore which stated that state probate judges must stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

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The Good, The Bad, & The WTF: Top 10 Most Popular Posts In 2015

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Though Protect Thy Neighbor has only been around since July, so much has happened in the back-half of 2015 that it was no struggle at all to construct something that every blog seems contractually obligated to post at the end of the year: a top ten list. 

U.S. Supreme Court Stays Alabama Adoption Ruling

Via Buzzfeed: 

“The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted a lesbian woman’s request to have the adoption of her former partner’s children be enforced while the court decides whether to hear her appeal of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that the adoption was void.

The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet said whether it will hear the appeal of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, but on Monday granted the woman’s request that the state court’s ruling be recalled and stayed until it decides whether it will do so.”

No justices dissented from the ruling. 

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Opponents Of Same-Sex Parenting Twist Science To Agree With Ideology

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A Los Angeles Times op-ed tackles why opponents of same-sex parents need erroneous research to push their agenda. Unsurprisingly, for some people ideology comes before the well-being of children.

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Alabama Taxpayers Now On The Hook For Legal Fees After Planned Parenthood Defunding Attempt

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In more "Alabama Taxpayers Get The Shaft News"...

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Are Probate Judges In Alabama Preventing You From Marrying?

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Though marriage equality is the law of the land, there are several counties in Alabama that are still trying to resist the Supreme Court's decision. Rather than issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, probate judges in 8 Alabama counties are refusing to issue marriage licenses to anyone.

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SCOTUS Asked To Take Up Same-Sex Adoption Case

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The lawyers of a Alabama same-sex couple are looking to bring their case before the Supreme Court.

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Op-Ed Cautions Against Organizations With Fake Same-Sex Adoption Research

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In an op-ed, the Montgomery Advertiser cautions readers about confusing a reputable pediatrics organization with one that is pursuing its own agenda.

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Alabama Quibbles Over $200,000 In Legal Fees After Marriage Equality Case

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If the recognition of a couple's legal right to marry isn't worth $200,000, then we don't know what is.

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Judicial Ethics Complaint Filed Against Alabama Supreme Court Justice For Inappropriately Commenting On Pending Marriage Equality Cases

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Our friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center are taking one Alabama Supreme Court Justice to task for speaking openly about pending marriage equality cases.

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Alabama Judges Believe They Can Deny Same-Sex Couples Marriage Licenses Because Of One Word In Segregation-Era Law

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It looks like some Alabama judges are taking advantage of a segregation-era law to avoid issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

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Federal Court Shuts Down Kim Davis Once Again While Others Take Up Her Flag

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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals is getting really tired of Kim Davis' shenanigans. Yesterday, they denied her motion for a stay of the September 3 preliminary injunction pending appeal