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Prosecutors say former Republican House Majority Leader Micky Hammon should turn over $50,000

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Federal prosecutors are asking a federal judge to order former Alabama Republican House Majority Leader Micky Hammon to turn over more than $50,000 as part of a guilty plea to a charge of mail fraud stemming from improper campaign finance practices. In a motion filed Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office … Continued
December 28, 2017

Special Session on Alabama prisons expected

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, June 27, 2017, US District Judge Myron H. Thompson declared the mental health care system in Alabama prisons to be “horrendously inadequate.” Judge Thompson said that the prisons are an unconstitutional failure that has resulted in a “skyrocketing suicide rate” among prisoners over the last two years. … Continued
July 7, 2017

Judge declares Alabama prisons’ mental health care constitutionally inadequate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, June 27, 2017, US Federal District Judge Myron H. Thompson declared the mental health care system in Alabama prisons to be “horrendously inadequate.” The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is being sued by the Southern Poverty Law Center and a number of prisoners who claim that their mental … Continued
June 28, 2017

Third Party Candidate Says that Current Ballot Access Laws Limits Choice and Competition

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, Constitution Party candidate for the Lee County Commission, Ken Busby issued a statement highly critical of Alabama’s ballot access laws which he says limits choices for voters and the rights of candidates to participate in the political process. Busby said that Lee County has … Continued
October 6, 2016

Reactions to Supreme Court Decision Against Regulating Abortion Clinics

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 27, the US Supreme Court struck down a Texas law regulating abortion clinics. The decision likely impacts a number of Alabama statutes that sought to regulate or limit abortion providers, including one that is almost identical to the Texas statute, which was overturned by the Supreme Court. … Continued
June 28, 2016

Federal Judge Gives Planned Parenthood Southeast a Victory over Alabama Legislature

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Millions of Americans believe that every woman has the right to terminate a pregnancy for any reason and millions of Americans believe that abortion is the murder of an unborn child.  The majority of Alabamians believe that abortion is murder and if the State’s Republican Supermajority ever has its … Continued
August 6, 2014

Alabama Abortion Law Ruled Unconstitutional

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Monday, August 4, 2014 U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ruled that a 2013 Alabama abortion law was unconstitutional. The law, commonly known as the Women’s Health and Safety Act, would have required abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. Three of Alabama’s five abortion clinics use traveling doctors, … Continued
August 4, 2014

Clarification wanted on murky law surrounding bribes and campaign contributions

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson who presided over Alabama’s two gambling corruption trials issued an opinion saying that even though the trials ended with total acquittals for the eight defendants, he wanted to “highlight a murky field of federal law.” He wrote that there is “considerable confusion” about how … Continued
August 6, 2012