Alabama Chief Justice To Face Trial For Barring Same-Sex Marriage; Huffington Post, 8/9/16

Daniel Marans, Huffington Post; Alabama Chief Justice To Face Trial For Barring Same-Sex Marriage:

"A court has decided that Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore will face trial in September for violating judicial ethics after he ordered state judges not to issue same-sex marriage licenses early this year.

The Alabama Court of the Judiciary, which has the final say on complaints against state judges, rejected Moore’s motion to dismiss the charges on Monday, paving the way for a trial, AL.com reported.

Moore is widely expected to be found guilty and removed from the Alabama Supreme Court as a result. The Court of the Judiciary did, however, reject a motion by the state’s Judicial Inquiry Commission to remove him from the bench right away."