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On August 1, 2001, Moore installed a 5,280-pound monument of the [[Ten Commandments]] in the Alabama judicial building.<ref name="ALEncyc">Kraft, Emilie (May 12, 2008). [http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1525 Ten Commandments Monument Controversy]. ''Encyclopedia of Alabama''. Updated November 5, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2016.</ref> His action caused an uproar, particularly among [[liberal]]s, who claimed the monument violated the [[separation of church and state]], and in October three attorneys supported by the left-wing to far-left organizations [[Southern Poverty Law Center|SPLC]], [[ACLU]], and [[Americans United for Separation of Church and State|AUSCS]] sued Moore.<ref name="ALEncyc"/>
On August 1, 2001, Moore installed a 5,280-pound monument of the [[Ten Commandments]] in the Alabama judicial building.<ref name="ALEncyc">Kraft, Emilie (May 12, 2008). [http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1525 Ten Commandments Monument Controversy]. ''Encyclopedia of Alabama''. Updated November 5, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2016.</ref> His action caused an uproar, particularly among [[liberal]]s, who claimed the monument violated the [[separation of church and state]], and in October three attorneys supported by the left-wing to far-left organizations [[Southern Poverty Law Center|SPLC]], [[ACLU]], and [[Americans United for Separation of Church and State|AUSCS]] sued Moore.<ref name="ALEncyc"/>
On November 18, 2002, a U.S. district judge ruled against Moore, and later the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta also ruled against him.<ref name="ALEncyc"/> Moore rejected the orders to remove the monument, and was suspended and eventually removed from office on November 13, 2003.<ref name="ALEncyc"/><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/11/13/moore.tencommandments/ Ten Commandments judge removed from office]. ''CNN''. November 14, 2003. Retrieved October 2, 2016.</ref>
On November 18, 2002, a U.S. district judge ruled against Moore, and later the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta also ruled against him.<ref name="ALEncyc"/> Moore rejected the orders to remove the monument, and was suspended and eventually removed from office on November 13, 2003.<ref name="ALEncyc"/><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/11/13/moore.tencommandments/ Ten Commandments judge removed from office]. ''CNN''. November 14, 2003. Retrieved October 2, 2016.</ref> Moore unsuccessfully appealed his removal to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] in 2004.<ref>Faulk, Kent (October 1, 2016). [http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/10/whats_next_for_suspended_chief.html What's next for suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore and the Alabama Supreme Court?]. ''AL.com''. Retrieved October 3, 2016.</ref>
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