Roy Moore files emergency application with Supreme Court on $8.2 million jury award (opens in new tab)

Roy Moore, the former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, came to the U\.S\. Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the justices to block a ruling by the U\.S\. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit from going into effect while he appeals that decision\. If the lower court’s decision is not put on hold but he ultimately prevails, Moore told the justices, he may not be able to recover the $8\.2 million that the jury awarded him\. Moore was twice removed from his position as chief justice – o...