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Tuberville: Supreme Court put “political correctness ahead of the rule of law”

U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville, on Thursday, denounced the Supreme Court decision blocking efforts by the Trump administration to end the DACA program. “The Supreme Court put swampy political correctness ahead of the rule of law and the everyday, hardworking Americans who have joined President Trump in making our country great again,” Tuberville stated on … Continued
June 22, 2020

Rogers is “shocked” by Supreme Court ruling on DACA

Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Saks, said on Thursday, that he was “shocked” by the U.S. Supreme Court decision to effectively delay President Donald Trump’s effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “I am shocked by today’s ruling on the DACA program,” Rep. Rogers said. “This extralegal, unconstitutional amnesty program was created by … Continued
June 19, 2020

Brooks urges Senate to use federal rules of evidence in Trump’s impeachment trial

Thursday, Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and 8 conservative House colleagues sent a letter to United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to adopt the Federal Rules of Evidence for the Senate’s President Trump impeachment trial. The other Republican congressmen who joined … Continued
December 25, 2019

McClendon says Supreme Court ruling on gerrymandering resolves many questions

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a five to four ruling stating that the federal courts do not have a role in preventing state Legislatures from gerrymandering for partisan political purposes. State Sen. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, is the Senate chair of the Joint Committee on Redistricting, which will be charged with redistricting the state … Continued
June 28, 2019

What to expect during Kavanaugh’s confirmation battle

It’s official: President Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Kavanaugh has served on the D.C. Circuit since 2006. A graduate of Yale and Yale Law, he clerked for the man he’s been chosen to replace, and for legal legend Alex Kozinski. He … Continued
July 10, 2018

Roy Moore campaigns in Pell City

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 8, 2017, Senate candidate and former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Roy Moore (R), was in Pell City speaking to the St. Clair County Republican Executive Committee, plus dozens of guests. Former Chief Justice Moore said that the people of America voted for change in … Continued
August 9, 2017

US Senate confirms three Alabamians this week

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Yesterday, the US Senate confirmed Jay E. Town as US Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.  The Senate also confirmed, another Alabamian, Stephen Boyd as Assistant Attorney General.  On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Birmingham Attorney Kevin Newsom for the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. US … Continued
August 4, 2017

Alabama Leaders Mourn Justice Scalia

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, February 13, US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead on a West Texas ranch.  The 79 year old jurist was appointed by President Ronald Reagan (R) in 1986.  Over the decades between now and then, Scalia (the first Italian-American on the court) wrote opinion after opinion … Continued
February 15, 2016

Roberts’ Rule: Conservative Double Cross or Constitutional Brilliance

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Much has been made of the ruling by Chief Justice John Roberts since last Thursday when he sided with the liberal wing of the court to uphold the key provisions in the Affordable Care Act. For most conservatives Roberts’ ruling has been seen as a betrayal of principle, a … Continued
July 5, 2012