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Governor extends candidate certification deadline as Alabama awaits word from SCOTUS

Election officials faced shrinking windows to certify candidates and reassign voters as Alabama pressed to use its disputed congressional map.

May 28, 2026

The Republican Party is dying. Cowardice is the killer.

It's probably too late for sane Republicans to survive at this point. Cowardice killed them.

May 28, 2026

Alabama AG asks Supreme Court to stay redistricting ruling

Alabama asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to use a 2023 congressional map blocked for diluting Black voting strength.

May 28, 2026

Federal court denies injunction request in UA student magazine closure suit

While the suit is still ongoing, the decision will allow the magazines to remain closed, drawing sharp condemnation from a student press defense organization.

May 28, 2026

Birmingham Municipal Court announces “Court Amnesty Month”

Eligible residents will be able to clear certain warrants, resume payment plans and address unresolved court obligations without immediate arrest.

May 28, 2026

Alabama asks Supreme Court to make defiance count

After another federal court rebuke, Alabama wants to use a congressional map judges found tainted by intentional race-based discrimination.

May 27, 2026

GOP leaders blast court blockage of GOP-favored Congressional map

Alabama officials split sharply as Republicans appealed to the Supreme Court and Democrats praised a ruling protecting Black voters’ representation.

May 27, 2026

Dakarai Larriett describes plans for the runoff, criticizes Everett Wess

Heading into the runoff, Dakarai Larriett’s message to voters is that he’s “the only Democrat left in this Democratic primary.”

May 27, 2026

PSC candidate files lawsuit to block commission reconstruction mid-election

Sheila D. McNeil, the Democratic candidate for PSC Place 2, asks the court to declare portions of the law unconstitutional.

May 27, 2026

Pam Casey endorses Jay Mitchell for attorney general

The Blount County district attorney cited transparency concerns and Jay Mitchell's in court experience.

May 27, 2026