Congressmen Mike Rogers, a Republican who represents Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District, and Robert Aderholt, a Republican who represents Alabama’s 4th District, made statements expressing disappointment after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s abortion law in June Medical Services v. Russo. “I am very disappointed by today’s Supreme Court decision to strike down the Louisiana … Continued
Wednesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the new “Place to Worship Initiative,” which will focus on protecting the ability of houses of worship and other religious institutions to build, expand, buy, or rent facilities-as provided by the land use provisions of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). Attorney General Jeff Sessions … Continued
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s Congressional delegation reacted mostly positive towards the decision to release a classified memo dealing with the investigation of a former Trump campaign staffer to the public. Friday, President Donald Trump approved the request of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to declassify a classified memo provided to … Continued
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, September 28, 2016, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) will be fighting for his career in yet another trial before the Court of the Judiciary. The charges against the Chief Justice were brought by the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC). The JIC is being widely criticized for their actions … Continued
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, August 8, 2016, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) was in Court to ask the Alabama Court of the Judiciary to drop the charges which the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) have brought against him. The motion for summary judgement was denied. The Court also denied a motion by … Continued
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, August 4, 2016, US District Judge Harold Albritton issued a ruling stating the federal court will abstain from deciding the constitutionality of the automatic removal provision in the Alabama Constitution. The Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Roy Moore (R) sued the State’s Judiciary Inquiry Commission (JIC) … Continued
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 3, 2016 U.S. District Judge Harold Albritton informed the lawyers that he had what he needed to decide the Judicial Inquiry Commission’s (JIC) motion to dismiss Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s (R) federal complaint. After Alabama’s JIC charged and suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore, the conservative Chief … Continued
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 27, the Court of the Judiciary filed papers stating that members of the court have received an increasing amount of phone calls and emails from members of the public about the case against Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (R). “These points of contact have come primarily from … Continued
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, June 21, 2016, defense attorneys for Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) filed a motion asking the Court of the Judiciary (COJ) to dismiss the charges against the Chief Justice. Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman, Matt Staver said in a statement, “The Administrative Order of Chief Justice Moore expressly … Continued