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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The National Immigration Law Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a suit against the State of Alabama on behalf of four illegal aliens accused of fishing without a license on Thursday. The coalition of civil rights groups say that the case is … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, the 11th Federal Circuit Court of Appeals blocked many of the provisions in Alabama and Georgia’s anti-illegal immigration laws. The National Immigration Law Center (NILC), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alabama, the ACLU of Georgia, the Asian Law Caucus, the Asian American Justice Center, MALDEF, Latino … Continued

By Brandon Moseley and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Both Houses of the Republican controlled Alabama State Legislature passed the same version of a rewrite of Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration law on Wednesday, the last day of the 2012 Alabama legislative session.  The new anti-illegal immigration bill and both budgets were then sent to Republican Governor … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Last year the Alabama State Legislature passed HB 56, Hammon-Beason Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, by a wide margin with bipartisan support.  Since then, groups as diverse as the Obama Justice Department, the ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, etc. sued the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Opponents of Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration bill (HB 56) say that they are not satisfied with efforts by the bill’s sponsors, Alabama State Senator Scott Beason (R) from Gardendale and Alabama State Representative Micky Hammon (R) form Decatur, to modify HB and clarify HB 56 by passage of HB 658. … Continued