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Andrew Brasher still isn’t fit to serve as a federal judge

It is not news that Donald Trump has nominated partisan hacks to serve as federal judges — at pretty much every level.  Hacks are his thing.  (In reality, Trump likely has never nominated anyone, just stamped his absurd signature on whatever list of rightwing idealogues the Federalist Society plopped down in front him.) But I … Continued
January 15, 2020

ALGOP chair: Jones is ignoring the will of the majority of Alabamians

On Sunday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones kicked off his re-election campaign with a rally of five hundred people in Birmingham. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan questioned Jones’ commitment to representing the majority of Alabamians. “Senator Doug Jones claims to be for ‘One Alabama’ but during his short tenure he’s proven the only one he’s … Continued
September 10, 2019

Republicans criticize Jones for voting against Andrew Brasher

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm Alabama’s solicitor general to the federal judiciary in Alabama’s middle district. The nomination was long delayed because of opposition from Democrats. When Brasher was finally confirmed, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, who championed Brasher’s nomination from start to finish, praised the decision by the Senate. Andrew Brasher confirmed … Continued
May 6, 2019

Andrew Brasher confirmed to federal bench; Marshall appoints new state solicitor general

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall applauded the confirmation of Andrew Brasher to serve as district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama on Wednesday. Marshall appointed Edmund LaCour to Brasher’s former position as solicitor general of Alabama. “It is hard to imagine anyone who is more qualified to take on … Continued
May 2, 2019

US Senate Judiciary Committee advances Brasher for Alabama district court nomination

Thursday the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advances the nomination of Andrew Brasher for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Brasher is the Solicitor General of Alabama. In that role, he has defended Alabama’s Sanctity of Marriage law, pro-Life legislation passed by the legislature, Alabama’s voting rights law, … Continued
June 29, 2018

Alabama solicitor Brasher not fit to be a federal judge

One of the dumbest legal conversations I ever had with anyone in Alabama state government was with someone who is currently on the verge of landing a lifetime federal judgeship — one of the most coveted and important positions in the U.S. justice system. The conversation, like most of my legal conversations, involved gambling. Two … Continued
June 25, 2018

No New Evidence Presented at Hubbard Hearing

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter OPELIKA—On Monday, Circuit Court Judge Jacob Walker III heard testimony regarding alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the case against House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn). Hubbard and his legal team, led by J. Mark White, have abandoned claiming his innocence in favor of a different strategy: having the 23 felony charges … Continued
October 27, 2015