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SCOTUS refuses to hear case which struck down anti-panhandling laws

The high court rejected Alabama's request to overturn prior verdicts, ruling that Alabama's anti-begging laws are unconstitutional.
March 3, 2026

Governor’s gaming study group meets for the first time

The governor’s study group on gambling met in the Alabama Statehouse for the first time Thursday. Former Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange chairs the group. The Governor’s Deputy Counsel Erica McKay said that the group has been tasked with gathering accurate data so that the governor and other citizens can make an informed decision on how … Continued
March 6, 2020

Federal appeals court blocks execution over state’s barring of imam

A federal appeals court panel has blocked tonight’s scheduled execution of Dominique Ray over the state’s refusal to allow his imam in the execution room with him. The three-judge Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals panel issued a stay of execution over concerns that Alabama may have violated the establishment clause of the Constitution. On January … Continued
February 7, 2019

Court allows Birmingham minimum wage lawsuit to move forward

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals made a decision yesterday to allow plaintiffs to proceed in their endeavor to bring a lawsuit that challenges Alabama’s actions to nullify a City of Birmingham minimum wage ordinance that claims intentional racial discrimination. The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Partnership for Working Families weighed in on the … Continued
July 26, 2018

PCI Victorious: Gaming Here to Stay

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, September 3, the US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals officially ended any last faint hopes by social conservatives that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ (PCI) casinos can ever be closed down by the State of Alabama.  Alabama Luther Strange said that he will not appeal. The … Continued
September 4, 2015

Court Rules Against EWTN

Staff Report MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama ruled late Tuesday afternoon that the Federal requirement that health insurance plans provide contraceptive coverage does not violate the religious free exercise rights of Mobile-based Eternal World Television Network (EWTN)—the largest religious media network in the world. “Religious freedom … Continued
June 19, 2014

Republicans Say 11th Circuit Court Ruling Upholds Parts of HB 56

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter After the beating that the Arizona Law took from the U.S. Supreme Court, Alabama Republicans knew that some provisions of Alabama’s landmark anti-illegal immigration law, HB 56 were going to be overturned by the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta; but many Republican leaders issued statements announcing … Continued
August 21, 2012