A small-town drag queen who goes by the name Ambrosia Starling is the new worst nightmare of suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore. Moore has called out Starling of Dothan twice by name recently while defending himself against allegations of violating judicial canons with his opposition to same-sex marriage. Moore cites the cross-dressing entertainer as a reason he’s at risk…
The Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission says it has filed ethics charges against Moore, setting up a trial in the Alabama Court of the Judiciary. The SPLC filed the complaint after Moore instructed state court judges to defy a federal court order and enforce the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. They also say he commented on pending cases, among other allegations. Moore…
Former Alabama Chief Justice Perry Hooper Sr. has died at the age of 91. His son told The Associated Press that he died Sunday morning at his home in Montgomery. Hooper Sr. was elected to serve as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 1995. He had previously served in the Marine Corps and also once worked as staff attorney for…
