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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley spoke out strongly against a Friday, June 26 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriages, but said he expects state courts will abide by the decision.

Bentley found out about the 5-4 High Court ruling shortly after speaking before the Alabama State Black Chamber of Commerce during a breakfast at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center on U.S. 280. He said the Supreme Court decision defies the religious definition of marriage, adding that 81 percent of Alabamians agree with him that marriage should be only between a man and a woman.

WASHINGTON — In a 5-4 decision Friday, the Supreme Court struck down same-sex marriage bans across the country, effectively creating a constitutional right to marriage.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, usually considered a swing vote, sided with the court's more liberal justices to render the decision. Kennedy also wrote the majority opinion.

Friday's Supreme Court ruling that gave same-sex couples throughout the country the constitutional right to marry was widely panned by Alabama's congressional delegation.

WASHINGTON– The U.S. House voted 247-180 Wednesday to approve H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act which would delay mandatory compliance with EPA emissions rules for power plants.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning that the subsidies provided through federally-run ObamaCare exchanges are lawful.

The 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell is being touted as a "major win" for the Obama administration's signature, and most controversial legislation.

Thirty-four states currently rely on the federal marketplace, had the Supreme Court ruled the other way the entire law would have been hobbled nearly to the point of ineffectiveness.

Most of Alabama's congressional delegation slammed the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday that upheld a contested portion of the Affordable Care Act. Some members pushed for repealing the health care law in light of the court's 6-3 decision that ruled subsidies for coverage are legal in all states, not just in those that set up their own health care exchanges.

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer took part in a dual effort in Congress to stop what he called "overregulation" aimed at delaying the implementation of new rules under the federal Clean Air Act of 1963. Palmer said the regulatory changes were coercive in nature and constitute a de facto regressive tax increase as he argued in favor of the "Ratepayer Protection Act," which passed the House 287-180 yesterday and now goes before the Senate for a vote.