"Shante Wolfe, left, and Tori Sisson become the first same-sex couple to file their marriage license in Montgomery, Alabama, on February 9, 2015. However, seven months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing such nuptials nationwide, Alabama <a href=""http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/06/politics/roy-moore-alabama-supreme-court/"" target=""_blank"">Chief Justice Roy Moore</a> directed probate judges in his state to enforce the ban on same-sex marriage. Gay rights organizations swiftly denounced Moore's January 6, 2016, order."
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