Chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Roy S. Moore was removed from office by a state disciplinary court yesterday for defying a federal court order in August to remove a 2 1/2-ton Ten Commandments monument that he installed more than two years ago in the Supreme Court building. During a one-day trial on six ethics charges, the unanimous court said Moore brought “disrepute” to the judiciary by defying the court order to remove the monument.

Moore is free to run again for Supreme Court justice, though his soaring celebrity makes him a likely candidate for Senator or Governor. This according to the Washington Post. Addressing tearful supporters outside the court building, he said, “The battle is not over. The battle will rage across the country.”