MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The US Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision on Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry across all 50 US states. Before the court's ruling, 37 states and the District of Columbia allowed same-sex marriages, while the remaining 13 banned it.
"What the order means is that within that 25-day period no [probate judge] has to issue a marriage license to a same sex couple," Judge Roy Moore was quoted by the Alabama Media Group.
A probate judge interviewed by the outlet expressed confusion with the Alabama Supreme Court ruling and said her office continued to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples while lawyers reviewed the ruling.
Alabama began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in February, a month after the federal US District Court ruled a statewide ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
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Since then, 47 of 67 counties began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite Moore's order to stop doing so.
Moore said Monday that his court order "speaks for itself," adding that the Supreme Court's ruling will not be in effect for the 25-day period.
