Judges say they'll deny marriage licenses to all instead of offering 1 license to gay couples
Gay couples can petition, protest and even sue — but that won't change Probate Judge Wes Allen's mind: He's not issuing them marriage licenses, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that marriage is a constitutional right equally held by all Americans.
Allen is the probate judge in Pike County, a county in southern Alabama with a population of about 33,000. He says he's within his legal rights to deny the licenses, because he has decided to issue no licenses at all — even to heterosexual couples....
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