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Today in History: Roy Moore suspended over Ten Commandments rock

8/22/2026

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Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended on August 22 after defying a U.S. district court order to remove a granite Ten Commandments monument from the Supreme Court’s Montgomery lobby. The judge ruled the display violated the Establishment Clause, and Moore’s refusal triggered a disciplinary hearing by the state Court of the Judiciary.

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Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended on August 22 after defying a U.S. district court order to remove a granite Ten Commandments monument from the Supreme Court’s Montgomery lobby. The judge ruled the display violated the Establishment Clause, and Moore’s refusal triggered a disciplinary hearing by the state Court of the Judiciary.