Supreme Court of Alabama March 3, 2015, 1140460 (State ex rel. Alabama Policy Institute)

PARKER, Justice

(concurring specially).

I concur in the issuance of the certificate of judgment and in the dismissal of the pending motions and petitions. Dismissal, as distinct from denial, is not a decision on the merits. Thus, this Court is not denying on the merits matters of vital importance concerning the effect — or lack thereof — of Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S, -, 135 S.Ct. 2584, 192 L.