Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Alabama county halts ALL marriages after same-sex ruling

http://ift.tt/1F9txKC // Alabama-wedding

If you're getting married in Mobile, Alabama this weekend, you may need a plan B.


The probate court in one of Alabama's biggest counties says it won't issue any marriage licenses at all — including both gay and straight couples — after the Alabama Supreme Court disagreed with a federal court and upheld the state's ban on same-sex marriage.



Mobile County's probate court posted a notice on its website Wednesday saying it is halting all marriages while it reviews the decision.


The announcement doesn't say how long that review might take. And it's still unknown what probate judges in Alabama's 66 other counties will do. Read more...


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from MashableThe Associated Press
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