Alabama law

Leading physicians and law experts from Yale University say Alabama's law gets the science behind transgender care wrong, and places lives at risk.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said on Wednesday that it will rehear arguments on a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging an Alabama law blocking cities — namely Birmingham — from raising its minimum wage. The decision to rehear the dismissal motion comes after a three-judge panel ruled that the lawsuit could move … Continued

Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore believes the state’s Ethics Commission must investigate and rule on a complaint filed against Attorney General Steve Marshall alleging he received illegal campaign contributions. Moore thinks the Ethics Commission should rule on Marshall’s complaint before November’s elections because the voters need to know if he has broken … Continued

The Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Division is seeking a rehearing on the only overturned count of former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s 2016 felony ethics conviction. At the same time, Hubbard’s defense team is seeking a rehearing, too, asking the court to reconsider its entire opinion upholding all but one of the 12 guilty verdicts … Continued

By State Auditor Jim Zeigler A reporter for WSFA-TV news asked Gov. Bentley a simple, straight-forward question. Bentley’s reply was a Vesuvian eruption. Newsman Michael Doudna asked if Bentley were going to re-hire Rebekah Mason, former senior policy adviser and alleged girlfriend of Bentley. That simple question set off Bentley with his tirade about why … Continued

By Larry Lee Education Matters Unbelievable as it may seem, according to Alabama law, the requirements for someone to be the superintendent of a local school system are much tougher than those to be state superintendent, which is about like saying an operating room nurse needs more training than the surgeon she is assisting. Alabama … Continued