ROY MOORE

Alabama chief justice suspended for defiance on gay marriage Moore was removed from the bench on Friday because he allegedly defied the Supreme Court by telling judges in January they had to deny marriage licenses to gays and lesbians 2 The Alabama Court suspended him for the remainder of his term, ending his period as the state’s top jurist. Moore called his removal “a politically motivated effort by radical homosexual groups” 3 With Moore’s punishment, leaders of two of Alabama’s three branches of government have been removed for ethics violations this year, and a third is possible.