Alabama’s Chief Justice could soon be kicked out of office, again, due to his defiance of a federal court order. APR’s Alex AuBuchon has more about the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission’s investigation.
The commission is investigating six counts of judicial ethics violations against Chief Justice Roy Moore. The charges stem from an order Moore issued in January instructing all of the state’s probate judges not to issue same-sex marriage licenses, defying a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Richard Cohen is the president of the Southern Poverty Law Center. He says the current situation is remarkably similar to Chief Justice Moore’s last run-in with the Judicial Inquiry Commission.
“They decided to remove him from office because he said he would do the same thing all over again, namely not follow a federal court order that he thought was wrong, or whatever. And, of course, now he’s basically proven the point.”
Moore was kicked out of office in 2003 for refusing to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments from the Supreme Court building. He was re-elected as Chief Justice in 2012.
The Tuscaloosa Veterans’ Affairs Hospital is hosting a graduation ceremony this evening for a special group of young people. Students from the Project Search will take their final steps in the program after learning skills through internships at the hospital.
Project Search is a school to work transitional program that works with students ages 18-to-21 with developmental disabilities.
Damon Stevenson is a spokesman for the Tuscaloosa V-A. He says there is something special the students working at the V-A get to experience…
“There’s the veteran aspect, where not only do they get to learn trades and get work experience in administrative fields. They also get the opportunity to learn about veterans and we always feel that is important for our youth, to learn about the sacrifices our veterans have made for our country.”
The ceremony will take place in the building four auditorium at six P-M.
The state of Alabama now has an official dessert.
Governor Robert Bentley tweeted out a photo of him signing a bill today naming Lane Cake as Alabama’s top treat.
Lane Cake is a Butter Pecan Cake with raisins and coconut. It is said Lane Cake was invented in Clayton.
In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, a Lane Cake is given as a welcome gift to Aunt Alexandra by Miss Maudie Atkinson.