Caleb Adams Commentary
Friday, January 09, 2004
Roy Moore asks high court to restore him - Calls expulsion from office 'dangerous precedent' for judges
Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore asked the state's high court yesterday to restore him to office, calling his expulsion "dangerous."
In legal briefs he argued his dismissal from office Nov. 13 for defiance of a federal judge's order to remove a Ten Commandments monument sets a "dangerous precedent" that requires judges to deny their oath of office by barring acknowledgement of God, which is stipulated in Alabama's constitution. ...[more]
