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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Alabama since June 26, 2015, in accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court 's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Not all counties immediately complied with the ruling, copying behavior from the civil rights era when they had refused to perform interracial marriages. [1]
On August 29, 2019, all Alabama counties began recording marriage certificates for all couples (including interracial and same-sex couples). Previously, Alabama had banned the licensing of same-sex marriages and the recognition of such marriages from other jurisdictions by executive order in 1996, by statute in 1998, and by constitutional ...
No marriage license shall be issued in the State of Alabama to parties of the same sex. Ref.1 (e) & Ref.2 (e) The State of Alabama shall not recognize as valid any marriage of parties of the same sex that occurred or was alleged to have occurred as a result of the law of any jurisdiction regardless of whether a marriage license was issued. Ref ...
Then, in 2006, Alabama voters ratified the “Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment,” which made it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions.
e. The Amendment 774 of 2006, also known as Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment, is an amendment to the Alabama Constitution that makes it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The legislature passed Alabama Act 2005-35, which placed this amendment on the election ballot. [3]
A day after Alabama Supreme Court's Chief Justice Roy Moore attempted to bar the issuing of same-sex marriage licenses, one county has resumed the process.
Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015) ( / ˈoʊbərɡəfɛl / OH-bər-gə-fel ), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.
The season 22 premiere of 'Arthur,' titled 'Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone,' includes a same-sex wedding. ... See social media reactions to Alabama's reproductive rights bill: Show comments.