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Moore bringing the Ten Commandments monument back to Montgomery

Thursday, Judge Roy Moore, President Emeritus of the Montgomery based Foundation for Moral Law, and Kayla Moore, the Foundation’s President announce that on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, the “Ten Commandments Monument” will be returned to Montgomery, Alabama, to be placed at One Dexter Avenue on the first floor of the Foundation for Moral Law. “One … Continued

February 7, 2020

Thompson qualifies to run for another term on the Court of Civil Appeals

Tuesday, Judge William C. “Bill” Thompson (R) formally qualified for re-election to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Place 1 at the Alabama GOP Headquarters in Hoover. Thompson will be on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3rd. He was first elected to the Court in 1996, and was re-elected in 2002, 2008 … Continued

October 9, 2019

House rejects effort to raise the retirement age for state judges to age 75

The Alabama House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment revising and rewriting the section of the Alabama 1901 Constitution dealing with the judiciary on Tuesday. Senate Bill 216 is a constitutional amendment sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur. SB216 was carried in the Alabama House by State Rep. Prince Chestnut, D-Selma. Chestnut said that … Continued

May 16, 2019

Parker says that his election is victory for the Constitution, the people of Alabama

Republican voters on Tuesday elected Tom Parker to be the GOP nominee for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Parker released a statement after the victory. “First, I would like to thank my wife, Dottie, for her support throughout this campaign,” Parker said. “Together, we would like to thank the voters of Alabama for … Continued

June 8, 2018

Court grants Tom Parker injunction in his case vs the JIC

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, federal district judge Keith Watkins court in Alabama issued a preliminary injunction in favor of Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker. This injunction grants all Alabama judges the freedom to publicly comment on cases pending outside of Alabama, and judges may also comment on a pending case in … Continued

March 6, 2018

Court rules in favor of Judge Tom Parker

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom Parker (R) won a major Federal court victory in his case challenging the Alabama judicial canons of conduct, which prevent a judge from exercising his free speech rights. In a ruling issued by Judge W. Keith Watkins of the Middle District of … Continued

September 5, 2017

Justice Tom Parker’s free speech suit continues

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, September 1, 2017 an Alabama Federal District Court rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice, Tom Parker (R). Justice Parker is alleging that a complaint brought against him by the Montgomery based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to the Judicial Inquiry … Continued

September 5, 2017

Judge Moore not bowed by threats from DC elites, says spokesperson

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A Washington, DC campaign consulting firm recently pulled out of its contract with Judge Roy Moore after the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) threatened to blackball any shop that worked against its handpicked candidate, Senator Luther Strange. Now, conservatives in Alabama can add elite Washington, DC Republicans to the … Continued

May 9, 2017

Reactions to court ruling: Chief Justice Moore and wife receive death threat

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter There is no more polarizing figure in Alabama Politics than suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore (R). Moore is admired by many in Alabama and despised by many in Alabama; but almost everyone knows who Roy Moore is and has an opinion on the best known jurist in Alabama history…..a … Continued

April 20, 2017