ACLU challenges Decatur policy requiring permit for protests
Decatur is seeking to change when, how, and if individuals and groups can peacefully protest.
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ACLU releases “State House to Prison Pipeline” evaluation of legislative session
A significant portion of bills introduced in the Alabama Legislature aim to intensify the criminal legal system's punitive measures.
Alabama to allow first execution using nitrogen hypoxia
Alabama tried to execute Kenneth Smith last year but failed due to a botched lethal injection.
ACLU releases new Parole Watch Report
“For the last five years, state officials have lied to Alabamians about why our parole grant rates have fallen to record lows,” said Alison Mollman.
ADPH approves birthing center regulations amid lawsuit
The rules come within a week of a lawsuit filed by the Alabama ACLU on behalf of multiple birthing centers.
Two bills targeting panhandling present in each chamber
The proposed bills would “prohibit an individual from loitering on a public roadway or in the right-of-way of a public roadway.”
Plaintiffs reflect on oral arguments on Congressional district map
The plaintiffs say the state's "race-blind" approach to drawing maps is a strategy to disenfranchise Black voters.
Federal ruling on Arkansas law is a bad sign for Alabama’s trans treatment ban
On Thursday, the Eighth Circuit upheld an injunction placed on Arkansas' Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act.
SPLC, ACLU of Alabama appeal dismissal of judgeship transfer lawsuit
Both groups argued the transfer of a criminal court judgeship violated the state constitution.
Activists: Anti-riot bill an “attack on the core principles of American democracy”
The coalition of 18 organizations penned a recent letter to Alabama legislators insisting they vote against the anti-riot bill.