Can Chief Justice Moore of Alabama be held in contempt of

[gopiscrap]

the US Supreme Court for his telling AL officials not to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. Or might it be obstruction of justice?

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

1. I am sure it is one or the other, but this is America and he is a righty, it is not illegal here

if you are a righty.

[Fred Sanders]

2. The Chief Justice has no legal authority to force Justices in the same Court to agree with him. None

He also has no legal authority to instruct marriage Judges to disobey a higher court precedent.

None.

[trof]

3. I'm hoping he gets kicked out of office once again.

[gopiscrap]

6. Me too

I didn't know he got kicked out of office...was he voted out or removed...was it because of his Ten Commandments stuff?

[Archae]

4. It wouldn't be anything new for Moore.

He was thrown out of the Alabama Supreme Court for defying the SC about his ugly 10 Commandments rock.

Trouble is, the yahoos elected him again.

[LiberalAndProud]

5. As I understand it, any sanctions would come from the governor's office.

That, as it turns out, is not an option.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) said Monday that he would not punish probate judges in the state who do or do not issue marriage licenses amid a frantic, uncertain legal landscape for same-sex marriage in the state.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/02/09/alabama-governor-says-he-wont-punish-any-probate-judges-amid-marriage-confusion/

I hope I'm wrong.

[hifiguy]

7. Refusal to comply with the order of a court is contempt

whereas interfering with an investigation is obstruction of justice.

This shitbag is in open contempt of a federal district court. Sounds like the slammer would be a good place for him.

[gopiscrap]

8. That's what I thought

why aren't Federal Marshall's cuffing him up to face a Federal magistrate?

[MiniMe]

9. I think it was a Federal court, not a supreme court

I think he should lose his law license.