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Trump signs memo aimed at omitting undocumented immigrants from apportionment

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum that would bar undocumented people from being counted in the 2020 census for purposes of Congressional apportionment, a move that almost certainly will be challenged in court, as was his U.S. Supreme Court-blocked attempt to add a citizenship question to this year’s census.  “I have accordingly determined … Continued
July 21, 2020

Jefferson County DA asks for new trial for man sentenced to death

Jefferson County’s district attorney today has asked for a new trial for a man serving on Alabama’s death row, convicted of the shooting death of Jefferson County deputy William Hardy decades ago.  And he’s not alone in that request. The lead prosecutor who convicted Toforest Johnson of shooting Jefferson County deputy William Hardy in 1995 is … Continued
June 12, 2020

Alabama attorney general signals end to fight over Birmingham’s Confederate monument

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday said the city of Birmingham would get a one-time $25,000 fine if city officials remove the Confederate monument in the city’s Linn Park, which, if done, would bring an end to a years-long battle between state lawmakers and local officials in Alabama’s largest city. The monument was at … Continued
June 1, 2020

Alabama AG warns against nursing homes taking stimulus checks

Alabama’s top law enforcement officer on Friday warned against nursing homes intercepting federal stimulus payments to long-term care residents who are Medicaid recipients, but the state’s Nursing Home Association says it’s not aware that is happening, and it hasn’t been contacted by the Alabama Attorney General’s Office over the matter.  Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall … Continued
May 22, 2020

Alabama appeals federal judge’s injunction against temporary abortion ban amid COVID-19

Attorney General Steve Marshall on Thursday appealed a federal judge’s partial block of the state’s temporary ban on abortions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Marshall in a statement Thursday said his office is appealing to the 11th Circuit of Appeals and file an emergency stay of U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson’s April 12 preliminary injunction preventing … Continued
April 16, 2020

AG establishes response teams to answer official and public questions about state health orders

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today the establishment of response teams within the Attorney General’s Office to provide authoritative answers to law enforcement, public officials, businesses, employees and residents of Alabama concerning enforcement and compliance of the State Health Order relating to the coronavirus pandemic issued by Governor Kay Ivey and State Health Officer … Continued
April 10, 2020

State’s order closing businesses wrongfully blocks abortions, ACLU and clinics say

UPDATE at 8:15 p.m.: Federal Judge Myron Thompson issued a temporary restraining order Monday night, barring the state of Alabama from prohibiting abortions during the novel coronavirus outbreak. The temporary restraining order comes after abortion clinics and the ACLU sued the state, alleging that the statewide business closures ordered last week wrongfully and illegally prohibited … Continued
March 30, 2020

Attorney general partners with Facebook to stop price-gouging

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Friday announced a partnership with Facebook to address price-gouging on the social media site by people looking to profit from the COVID-19 pandemic.  “There is no question that unscrupulous operators are trying to take advantage of Alabamians looking to buy basic necessities to protect and sustain themselves and their … Continued
March 27, 2020

Attorney general says runoff election can be postponed, rescheduled

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall issued an opinion Tuesday that Gov. Kay Ivey can reschedule the March 31 runoff election and the secretary of state can certify the results.  Alabama’s Secretary of State John Merrill had asked for Marshall’s opinion, as the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the state, prompting concern over exposing the … Continued
March 17, 2020

Alabama, Oregon groups move to join legal fight over Equal Rights Amendment

Organizations in Alabama and Oregon have asked a federal judge to let them join in the legal fight over the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.  Mia Raven, policy director for the grassroots Alabama reproductive rights group the Yellowhammer Fund, and founder of the People Organizing for Women’s Empowerment & Rights (P.O.W.E.R.) House in Montgomery, … Continued
February 26, 2020