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Foundation for Moral Law defends the First Amendment rights of an Alabama Sheriff

Wednesday, the Foundation for Moral Law responded to charges by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, that Covington County Sheriff Blake Turman had violated the constitutional prohibition against establishing a state religion by talking about God on his Facebook page. The FFRF further demands that Covington County Sheriff Blake Turman cease talking about God on his … Continued
July 10, 2019

Legislature OKs bill ending marriage licenses

Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill that would end the requirement that marriages must be solemnized with some sort of a ceremony and the state will no longer issue licenses giving two people permission to marry. Instead, the state will simply record that a marriage exists. Senate Bill 69 is sponsored by … Continued
May 24, 2019

Child custody bill has public hearing

Wednesday, the Alabama House Committee on Children and Senior Advocacy held a public hearing on the Child Equal Access Act which would change Alabama’s rules on child custody so that the court prepares a detailed parenting plan in child custody cases and that the presumption is joint custody if both of the parents are fit. … Continued
May 20, 2019
Roy Moore speaks to reporters and supporters

Roy Moore opposes bill ending marriage licenses

Tuesday, the Montgomery-based Foundation for Moral Law and former Senate candidate Roy Moore released a statement strongly opposing the pending bill in the Alabama Legislature, SB69, that would eliminate marriage licenses. “The purpose of this bill, as its sponsor, Senator Greg Albritton, has stated, is to have the state comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling … Continued
April 17, 2019

Kayla Moore defends specialty license plate program

Foundation for Moral Law President Kayla Moore, the wife of former Senate candidate and Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, defended the Montgomery based foundation’s specialty license plate program after an AL.com report that the Foundation made $85,000 last year from the sale of specialty license plates through the Alabama Department of Revenue. The plate features … Continued
April 4, 2019

Rich Hobson appointed administrative director of Alabama Court System

Alabama Republican Chief Justice Tom Parker has appointed Rich Hobson — a former congressional candidate who, like Parker, was a longtime ally of Roy Moore — as the new administrative director of the Alabama Court System. Hobson has held the position twice before, when Moore was the chief justice. Hobson brings over three decades of … Continued
January 17, 2019

FFRF, Foundation for Moral Law continue fight over prayer at sporting events

Tuesday, Oct. 9, the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRL) announced that is has sent a letter to every school district in Alabama urging them to ignore what they call “erroneous advice from Roy Moore.” The Montgomery based Foundation for Moral Law recently sent a memo to Alabama school superintendents explaining their view that student-initiated … Continued
October 12, 2018

Judge Moore responds to criticism of Freedom From Religion Foundation

Judge Roy Moore sent a letter to the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) Thursday saying that he does not apologize for raining on their “parade of false legal advice.” On Friday September 21 Moore (R), in his role as President Emeritus of the Montgomery based Foundation for Moral Law (FML), held a press conference where … Continued
October 1, 2018

Federal court strikes down an Alabama abortion law

Wednesday, federal appeals court struck down an Alabama state law, the Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Act, prohibiting physicians from providing dilation and evacuation (D&E). Abortion proponents argue that dilation and evacuation is a medically proven method for performing abortions. The decision from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in the case brought by … Continued
August 23, 2018