Federal judge orders Alabama officials to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples

HUFFPOST ALERT Federal judge orders Alabama officials to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples ASSOCIATED PRESS A federal judge ordered county officials in Alabama to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples Thursday, saying they can no longer ignore her earlier ruling that struck down the state's marriage equality ban as unconstitutional. Alabama's same-sex marriage ban began crumbling in January, when U.S. District Judge Callie Granade found it unconstitutional. At the request of the state attorney general, Granade put a two-week stay on her ruling so the state could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene and delay it even longer. On Monday morning, the Supreme Court declined to get involved, and Alabama became the 37th state with marriage equality. Read the whole story Follow HuffPost on Facebook and Twitter Know something we don't? Email us at breakingnews@huffingtonpost.com Unsubscribe | Forward | Manage your notification preferences 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003