FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS ADVISORY
January 25, 2015
For More Information, contact:
Luther Strange
Mike Lewis (334) 343-2199
Alabama Attorney General
Joy Patterson (334) 242-7491
Claire Haynes (334) 242-7351
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ATTORNEY GENERAL LUTHER STRANGE STATEMENT IN
RESPONSE TO FEDERAL COURT GRANTING 14-DAY STAY IN
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE CASE
(Montgomery) – Attorney General Luther Strange welcomed Federal Judge
Callie Granade’s decision Sunday night to grant a 14-day stay in her January
23, 2015, order enjoining the Attorney General from enforcing Alabama’s laws
prohibiting same-sex marriage.
“Judge Granade’s decision to grant a stay of her January 23, 2015, ruling
concerning Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriages is a step in the right
direction,” said Attorney General Luther Strange. “While I would have
preferred a longer stay to allow the matter to be settled by the U.S. Supreme
Court’s anticipated ruling in June, the 14-day stay allows more time for my
office to prepare our stay request to the 11th Circuit Court while also affording
the public time to resolve the confusion over the impact of the recent ruling.”
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