Although Judge Callie Granade expanded a marriage case to the whole state on Thursday, she also put the ruling on hold until the Supreme Court rules on its pending marriage cases.
Newly married couple David Roby, center, and Erik Obermiller, right, are cheered by supporters of marriage equality as they leave the Jefferson County courthouse, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Birmingham, Ala.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. District Court Judge Callie Granade applied her marriage equality ruling statewide on Thursday, but she put the ruling on hold until the Supreme Court issues a decision in the marriage cases pending at the high court.
In a series of orders, Granade first granted a request to expand a marriage case that had covered one county statewide to all probate judges, who are responsible for the issuance of marriage licenses in the state.
She then went on to declare the marriage ban unconstitutional, yet again and issue an injunction stopping state officials from "enforcing the Alabama laws which prohibit or fail to recognize same-sex marriage."
Finally, however, Granade put the injunction on hold "until the Supreme Court issues its ruling" in the marriage cases, led by Obergefell v. Hodges, which she noted "are subject to an imminent decision."
From Judge Granade's ruling:
