Montgomery County Probate Judge Steven Reed was one of the first judges to issue marriage licenses in Alabama when a federal judge ruled the state's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
Since then, on March 3rd, the state Supreme Court ordered all probate judges to stop issuance of licenses to same-sex couples claiming jurisdiction over the matter of marriage in the state.
Judge Reed has now asked the state Supreme Court to amend their order to acknowledge that the U.S. Supreme Court will have the final say when the high court rules on gay marriage this June.
Reed said it’s important the state not engage in “foot dragging” regarding constitutional rights.
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