Same-Sex Marriage Divides Alabama as Top Judge Defies U.S. Court
Robert Povilat, left, and Milton Persinger wait with dozens of people in the Mobile County Probate office in Mobile, Alabama on Feb. 9, 2015.
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In Montgomery, Alabama, Shaqweda Bell and Jennine Webb were met by revelers blowing bubbles, bearing flowers and cheering as they arrived at the courthouse Monday. The two women left with a marriage license 20 minutes later.
In Mobile, about 170 miles (274 kilometers) away on the Gulf Coast, John Humphrey and Jim Strawser spent the day in a courthouse lobby outside the darkened wedding-license office. It was closed.