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HeroDelTiempo17 posted...

Paratroopa1 posted...

Is it a possible way to circumvent or undermine Obergefell in some way? That's the only thing I can think of

It's a policy that must have some use for proponents of conservative marriage but I don't know what it is

Yeah, it's this. It is to let homophobic judges who don't want to give gay couples marriage licences save face with a loophole instead of getting a judge that actually respects the ruling.

The legislation came in response to the Supreme Courts landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage. Some probate judges in Alabama quit issuing marriage licenses, citing their objections to being forced to sign licenses to same-sex couples.

Yeah, but saving face is all it lets them do as far as I can tell. This doesn't let Alabama actually deny anything to anybody beyond the three criteria I mentioned when I posted the article.