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An act of Congress

A good many people wonder why simple, straightforward, no-nonsense, good-government legislation fails to pass even though it appears to have universal and overwhelming support and appeal for many voters and legislators. You will recall old sayings that you heard from your elders when you were young. Old bits of wisdom spouted from the lips of … Continued

May 29, 2019

Alabama Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Hubbard appeal

In yet another surprise move, the Alabama Supreme Court has decided to hear oral arguments in the public corruption appeal of former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard. Oral arguments will be June 4, the court said. Hubbard was convicted in 2016 on 12 felony violations of the Alabama ethics code — mostly for using his … Continued

May 3, 2019

Steve Marshall … fighting for ethics and the law?

Give Steve Marshall a round of applause. No, I mean it. Fair is fair, give the man his due — he’s done his job as Attorney General of Alabama this week. On Monday, Marshall’s office filed a response to former House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s Alabama Supreme Court appeal. And if you were concerned that the … Continued

April 9, 2019

Court of Criminal Appeals denies requests for rehearing on Hubbard appeal

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has denied requests from former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard and the Attorney General’s Office for a rehearing on his appeal. Hubbard asked the court to reconsider its ruling on his 12 felony ethics convictions from July 2016. The court upheld 11 of the convictions last month, and struck … Continued

September 28, 2018

“Criminal” Court of Appeals does the Devil’s bidding

Astonishingly, the Court of Criminal Appeals was able to uphold 11 counts of former Speaker Mike Hubbard’s 12 count conviction while opening a door for the state’s ethics act to be gutted by the Legislature to make sure Hubbard is the last public official held criminally liable under existing laws. That is the hard truth … Continued

August 29, 2018

IN-DEPTH | Court of Appeals affirms all but one of former speaker’s convictions

It took two years of review, but the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has made a decision on former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s appeal of his 12 felony ethics convictions. The five-judge panel — down one jurist, Presiding Judge Mary Becker Windom, who recused from the case — affirmed all but one of Hubbard’s … Continued

August 28, 2018

Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals fails

The shocking failure of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals to rule on former Speaker Mike Hubbard’s felony conviction is a travesty of justice. Here, the legal maxim “Justice delayed is justice denied” applies to the people of Alabama. When Hubbard was indicted, convicted and sentenced to prison, these acts were carried out in the … Continued

July 31, 2018

Even after two years, The People v Michael G. Hubbard is not over

Sunday, June 10, marked two years since former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard was convicted on 12 felony counts of violating the State Ethics Act. He remains free on appeal. It has been well over a year since the State’s Court of Criminal Appeals received final briefs in his case. The court has failed … Continued

June 11, 2018

Merrill says claims that large numbers of citizens can’t vote because of Alabama’s photo ID law “Is a lie”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Secretary of State John Merrill responded to news that the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, the ACLU Voting Rights Project, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the Campaign Legal Center had filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the appeal of a federal lawsuit … Continued

March 2, 2018

Civil rights groups support lawsuit challenging Alabama’s Voter ID Law

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, the ACLU Voting Rights Project, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the Campaign Legal Center submitted a court brief in support of appealing federal lawsuit challenging Alabama’s voter ID law. Under current Alabama law, a registered voter must … Continued

March 2, 2018