I'm not sure I can summarize the latest round of the marriage circus in Alabama. Prior to this point federal Judge Granade had struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban. Mobile County Judge Davis complied and issued licenses to the couples named in the suit. Other marriages happened around the state. Then the state Supremes put a halt to all marriages.
As the story continues, Davis told Granade the original couples are now married and the Supremes ordered me to stop, so please issue a stay. I don't want to be caught in the middle. Granade refused the stay. Davis stopped issuing all marriage licenses for the county.
Cari Searcy was one of those original plaintiffs. She wants to adopt her wife's child, which they are raising together. The state is refusing to recognize the marriage so won't permit the adoption. Davis granted temporary parental rights. Searcy sued him to force the adoption. Davis noted he is now party to a suit and recused himself.
Granade says her original order is not yet in compliance because the state isn't recognizing the marriages that have been performed. Granade is in the process of expanding the case into a class action order. This story will definitely have several more chapters.
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