Roy Moore appeals to U-S Supreme Court to reclaim Alabama chief justice post
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Roy Moore is appealing to the U-S Supreme Court to reclaim his job as Alabama's chief justice. Moore says he was ousted for expressing his belief in God when he refused a federal court order to remove his Ten Commandments monument from the state courthouse rotunda.
In a legal brief, Moore's attorneys argue that the Alabama Court of the Judiciary imposed an unconstitutional religious test on Moore when it expelled him.
Moore said at a news conference today that a public official should not be removed from office for acknowledging God. He added that he expects to know by mid-October or early November if the Supreme Court will hear his appeal.
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