Today Liberty Counsel filed a federal lawsuit against the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) raising constitutional challenges to the charges against Chief Justice Roy Moore and the automatic removal provision of the Alabama Constitution.

The JIC previously filed a complaint against Chief Justice Moore of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The charges focus solely on his Administrative Order regarding same-sex "marriage."

Under the Alabama Constitution, any judge who is charged by the JIC is automatically removed from the bench pending trial before the Court of the Judiciary. This procedure violates due process and other constitutional protections.

The charges against Chief Justice Roy Moore must be dismissed. The JIC has no jurisdiction over an Administrative Order of the Chief Justice. We are asking that Chief Justice Moore be immediately reinstated.

Read our press release for more information.