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Parole hearings in Alabama will resume today after a two month suspension of hearings

Monday, State Pardons and Paroles director Judge Charlie Graddick said at a news conference that he speaks for the public by encouraging that actions taken regarding violent offenders be reviewed very carefully. “Foremost, inmates do not have an innate right to be paroled, they must earn such a privilege,” Graddick told reporters. “Parole consideration dates … Continued
November 5, 2019

DNC chair: If elections aren’t held on Saturday, Alabama could have no delegates at national convention

Unless a Montgomery County Circuit Court allows a scheduled meeting of the Alabama Democratic Party to go forward on Saturday, it is unlikely that the state will be allowed to seat a single delegate at the Democratic National Convention next summer in Milwaukee.  Those were, essentially, the words of Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez, … Continued
November 1, 2019

Court blocks the Alabama abortion ban

U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson , age 72, granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking H.B. 314, the Human Life Protection Act. The state law would have banned abortion in nearly all instances in Alabama. The one exception is to protect the health of the mother. The move was expected by both the opponents of … Continued
October 30, 2019

Federal judge blocks Alabama abortion ban

A federal judge in Montgomery on Tuesday morning officially blocked Alabama’s controversial abortion ban.  The decision from Judge Myron Thompson was not unexpected by either side in the abortion debate. This particular law was, according to the Alabama lawmakers who passed it in the last legislative session, designed to be blocked at the District Court … Continued
October 29, 2019

Bessemer man convicted with being a felon in possession of a firearm

Wednesday, a federal jury in North Alabama convicted a Bessemer man, of being a felon in possession of a firearm. United States Attorney Jay E. Town and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson announced the guilty verdict in a statement on Thursday. Antonio Demetrius Rogers is 45 years … Continued
October 18, 2019

Foundation seeks to expose Poarch Creek political, business dealings

A non-profit led by former Republican state Sen. Gerald Dial, on Tuesday, launched a campaign to educate the public and lawmakers on the political and business dealings of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Poarch Creek Accountability Now found the Poarch Creek have given more than $4 million to Alabama politicians and various PACs and … Continued
October 16, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court won’t revisit cases of six Alabama death row inmates

Six Alabama inmates awaiting their executions won’t have their cases reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.  Two of those inmates were convicted for the murders of police officers, and another was sentenced to die after being convicted for shooting to death his pregnant wife, killing both her and the unborn child.  Alabama Attorney Steve Marshall … Continued
October 11, 2019

Assisted living facility administrator indicted for fraud and embezzlement

Thursday, a four-count information was filed in U.S. District Court charging a former Oak Landing Assisted Living Facility employee with embezzling money and assets from a former resident at Oak Landing, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, Special Agent in Charge Patrick M. Davis, United States Secret Service, Special Agent in Charge Rod Owens, Social … Continued
October 4, 2019

Windom announces Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals re-election campaign

Judge Mary Windom today announced that she will run for re-election in the Republican primary for Place 1 on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Judge Windom has been elected by her fellow judges to serve as  Presiding Judge since 2012. First elected in 2008, Judge Windom has served the people of Alabama for 11 … Continued
October 4, 2019

Ivey appoints Leigh Gwathney chair of Board of Pardons and Paroles

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday that she is appointing Leigh Gwathney to serve as chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. “There is no doubt Leigh Gwathney will serve the state well as chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles,” Ivey said. “Pardons and Paroles was in need of strong … Continued
September 24, 2019