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Governor Ivey releases statement on Alabama’s first confirmed coronavirus case

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday, upon learning of Alabama’s first confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) case, released the following statement: “Along with my fellow Alabamians, I have closely monitored the rapidly changing events regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19). As a state, we have taken precautionary measures and made preparations in the case that the virus would eventually reach … Continued
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March 13, 2020

JeffCo DA drops charges against Marshae Jones

Marshae Jones won’t faces charges after all.  Jones, whose fetus died after she was shot in the stomach during a fight with another woman, had been charged with manslaughter by a Jefferson County grand jury, which determined that she was responsible for the fight that led to the shooting. On Wednesday, however, Jefferson County Bessemer … Continued
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July 3, 2019
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The prosecution of Marshae Jones is ridiculous

The Marshae Jones case is ridiculous.  All of it.  It’s ridiculous that a pregnant woman was fighting in a parking lot.  It’s ridiculous that every fight apparently now must end in gunfire.  It’s ridiculous that we are so desensitized to the use of guns that a grand jury in this state found it reasonable for … Continued
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July 2, 2019

Marshall granted restraining order in state’s first civil human-trafficking case

Attorney General Steve Marshall has been granted a temporary restraining order against a chain of North Alabama massage businesses. He said the businesses have actually been operating a human-trafficking enterprise. This is the state’s first civil human-trafficking case under the new civil enforcement provision to Alabama’s human-trafficking law. The complaint also claims violations of Alabama’s … Continued
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April 22, 2019

SCOTUS hears gerrymandering case

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter A Supreme Court decision that could affect Alabama started hearing arguments today in Washington. Gill v. Whitford involves Wisconsin’s state Legislative districts, which some have considered to be extremely partisan. The New York Times and other national outlets reported that justices on the Supreme Court of the United States … Continued
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October 4, 2017
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Indictments in superfund bribery case no win for Alabama citizens

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter If you believed the bribery scandal that emerged from a scheme to undermine the cleanup of an EPA superfund site in North Birmingham would turn into a massive scandal that brought down the state’s biggest political operatives and deal a blow to political corruption in Alabama, well, you probably … Continued
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September 29, 2017
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Court Justices or Court Jesters?: The Mishandling of the Moore Case

By Hannah Ford You know it’s bad when one of Chief Justice Roy Moore’s harshest critics (apologetically) writes in his defense. You know it’s bad when Justices refuse to unseal a critical case. You know it’s bad when the unethical behavior of acting Chief Justice Lyn Stuart and her accomplices have Alabamians worried that they … Continued
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October 28, 2016