A court has set a tentative date for the trial of suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore. An order released Monday by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary says Moore’s trial on judicial ethics charges will begin Sept. 28 if the case isn’t over before then. The case could come to an earlier end if the court agrees with judicial…
Alabama’s suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore is defending his January memo to probate judges regarding same-sex marriage. The state’s Judicial Inquiry Commission has accused Moore of disrespecting the judiciary by telling judges the state’s injunction against gay marriage remained in effect despite the Supreme Court’s ruling that gays and lesbians have a fundamental right to marry. Moore responded in an…
A north Alabama attorney has been appointed to serve on the court that’s considering judicial ethics charges that could result in the removal of suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore. Attorney W.N. “Rocky” Watson of Fort Payne will replace Opelika attorney John Denson on the Alabama Court of the Judiciary during the Moore case. Chief Judge Michael Joiner issued an…
A lawyer serving on the court that’s considering judicial ethics charges against Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is stepping aside from the case. Opelika attorney John V. Denson II filed a notice Tuesday recusing himself. Denson writes that he shouldn’t be involved in the case since he was part of the court when it unanimously decided to remove Moore from…
A judicial panel will hear arguments this summer on Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s effort to dismiss an ethics complaint against him. The Court of the Judiciary on Monday scheduled oral arguments for Aug. 8 on Moore’s dismissal motion. The Judicial Inquiry Commission accused Moore of improperly trying to block gay couples from marrying despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling…
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is asking a state judicial panel to dismiss ethics charges against him, saying he never told probate judges to refuse marriage licenses to gay couples. Moore on Tuesday filed his response to accusations that he violated judicial ethics with a 2016 administrative order, six months after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively legalized same-sex marriage. His…
A bench ally of suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has filed a federal lawsuit challenging what he called the state’s unconstitutional restrictions on judges’ speech. Associate Justice Tom Parker filed the lawsuit Wednesday against the state’s Judicial Inquiry Commission. The lawsuit challenges speech restrictions in the canons of judicial ethics. The Southern Poverty Law Center in 2015 filed a…
Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has gotten additional time to respond to judicial ethics charges that could result in his ouster. Holly Meade, a spokeswoman for Moore’s attorney, says the Alabama Court of the Judiciary granted a 14-day extension of the deadline for him to file a response to the charges. Monday was the original deadline. The new deadline…
Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is suing the state agency that filed ethics charges against him. Attorneys for Moore filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission. The suit asks a court to order Moore’s immediate reinstatement as head of Alabama’s court system. The suit says a law that led to Moore’s automatic suspension when charges…
A former federal magistrate will prosecute suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore on judicial ethics charges. The Judicial Inquiry Commission said Thursday it has hired John Carroll to prosecute allegations that could lead to Moore’s removal. Carroll was a federal magistrate before becoming the law school dean at Samford University, where he still teaches. An attorney for Moore is criticizing…
