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Granade Orders Mobile County Judge To Issue Marriage Licenses

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday. February 12, 2015, United States District Judge Callie Granade issued an order instructing Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. In January, Judge Granade declared in a highly controversial ruling that Alabama’s laws excluding same-sex couples from marriage are unconstitutional and … Continued
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February 13, 2015

Gay Rights Groups Disagree With Probate Judge

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Late on Friday, January 23, 2015, Federal District Court Judge Ginny Granade, ruled that Alabama’s marriage laws prohibiting marriage of same-sex couples. Judge Granade claimed that Alabama’s protection of marriage amendment in the State Constitution violates the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the … Continued
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January 26, 2015

More of HB 56 Is Blocked

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Three years ago, the Alabama Republican supermajority, from both Houses of the Alabama legislature, responding to an anti-illegal immigration wave across the State spearheaded by dozens of Tea Party groups who were demanding action on the illegal aliens issue, passed the nation’s toughest state anti-illegal immigration law. The highly … Continued
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October 15, 2014

ACLU Requests Records from Superintendent’s Social Media Monitoring

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter According to some reports from the Alabama Media Group and its “Huntsville Times” franchise, the Huntsville City schools, under the direction of Superintendent Casey Wardynski, has spent up to $595,000 systematically reviewing the social media accounts of students who attend the public school system. Responding to concerns that perhaps … Continued
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September 29, 2014

Strange Asks Appeals Court to Overturn Ruling in EWTN Case

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, August 4, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) filed a friend of the court brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to overturn the U.S. District Court’s decision that restricted the religious liberty of the Alabama based Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) in their … Continued
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August 6, 2014

Monday Was a “Very Good Day” for Alabama Based EWTN

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Only a few hours after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court affirmed in a 5 to 4 ruling, that forcing Hobby Lobby to provide abortions inducing drugs as part of their employee’s healthcare coverage was unconstitutional, because it violated the freedom of religion provision provided under the First Amendment, EWTN … Continued
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July 2, 2014

ACLU Challenges Alabama Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Staff Report BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Alabama filed a federal lawsuit today challenging Alabama’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of April and Ginger Aaron-Brush of Birmingham. The couple was wed in Massachusetts but their marriage is not recognized in their … Continued
June 10, 2014

ACLU and Planned Parenthood Oppose Pro-Life Legislation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The ACLU was quick to comment on the Alabama House Health Committee’s passage of four Pro-Life bills.  The groups said in a written statement that: HB 489, HB 490, HB 493, HB 494 pose a great threat to women. The Executive Director of the ACLU of Alabama, Susan Watson … Continued
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February 27, 2014