(AP) — Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore's entry into the U.S. Senate race adds another layer of drama to what's already expected to be a rollicking special election to fill the seat previously held by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. A dominant Republican in the state, Strange's appointment became controversial because of indications that his office might have been investigating Bentley when he was elevated to the Senate. Eva Kendrick, state director of the Human Rights Campaign Alabama, a gay rights organization, said Moore is seeking "to capitalize on the name recognition he gained for harming LGBTQ people in our state." The Court of Judiciary, which disciplines judges, removed Moore as Alabama's chief justice in 2003 after he disobeyed a federal judge's order to remove a granite Ten Commandments monument that he installed in the rotunda of the state judicial building. The judiciary panel in September suspended Moore for the remainder of his term, saying he had violated judicial ethics by urging probate judges to refuse marriage licenses to gay couples. The accusation stemmed from a Jan.
Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Moore Running For Us Senate
By KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press, San Antonio Express-News: World
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 3:06am
Topics: captain america former alabama chief justice roy moore u.s attorney general jeff sessions republican bentley eva kendrick human rights campaign alabama lgbtq the court judiciary ten commandments september jan alabama supreme court for moore west point moore u.s senate the alabama suspended judges order licenses refuse couples
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