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Perspective | Can the Legislature write a stronger, clearer and enforceable ethics code? There’s a way

When the cell door closed behind former Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard at 5:05 p.m. on Friday, Sept 11, 2020, there was a momentary sign of victory, but also a chill braced the state’s political landscape. What happens next will be most consequential as the Alabama Supreme Court, and to a lesser degree … Continued
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September 14, 2020

Denied: Mike Hubbard has 15 days to report to prison

Mike Hubbard is going to prison. The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday announced it had officially denied the former House speaker’s request for a rehearing — a decision that surprised only in the fact that it took five months to be issued — and the Alabama Attorney General’s Office said Hubbard now has 15 days … Continued
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August 28, 2020

State’s child support advisory committee will meet online Sept. 17

The Alabama Advisory Committee on Child Support Guidelines and Enforcement will have a web meeting on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. The committee’s members, who are appointed by the Supreme Court of Alabama, have been meeting monthly to review the guidelines and schedule of basic obligations concerning child support and make recommendations for changes … Continued
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August 27, 2020

Protestors deface Confederate monument in Birmingham

Angry protesters on Sunday tried to destroy a Confederate monument in Linn Park in Birmingham and successfully tore down a statue. The protesters defaced the Confederate monument, chipped away part of the concrete and pulled the wooden barrier off the base, according to WBRC Fox 6 in Birmingham. The protestors successfully pulled down a statue … Continued
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June 1, 2020

Will Mike Hubbard ever go to jail? Yes. And likely soon.

Mike Hubbard is likely going to prison within the next couple of months.  Hubbard, the former Alabama House speaker, had his conviction on 11 felony ethics counts partially upheld last week by the Alabama Supreme Court. The justices overturned five of the charges and sent them back to the Alabama Criminal Court of Appeals for … Continued
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April 14, 2020
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And justice is served…

On Friday, April 10, 2020, the Alabama Supreme Court upheld Mike Hubbard’s conviction on six counts of felony ethics violations. It was not a complete victory, but justice was served. And even though the Court looked craven and reluctant in its ruling, it did, in fact, acknowledge Hubbard’s guilt and also maintained his sentence. He … Continued
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April 13, 2020