State ex rel. Alabama Policy Institute

I do not believe that this case can be filed in this Court at this time; as discussed below, I do not believe that this Court yet has jurisdiction.

It is unfortunate that the federal judiciary has refused to stay the order striking down Alabama’s marriage-protection laws until the Supreme Court of the United States' can conclusively rule on the issue within the next few months. The federal district court’s order did nothing less than change the very definition of the institution of marriage in Alabama. Such a drastic change in Alabama law warranted.the granting of a stay. The lack of a stay…