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Alabama Supreme Court delays trial of Montgomery cop charged with murder

The trial of a Montgomery police officer indicted for the murder of an unarmed black man has been delayed again. On Wednesday, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a stay in the trial of officer A.C. Smith, which was set to begin on Monday, and ordered the trial judge and Montgomery’s District Attorney’s Office to respond … Continued

August 9, 2018

Another abnormal Alabama superintendent search

Why can’t we just do normal stuff? What is it about government in Alabama — from the governor’s office to the state Legislature to probate judges to boards of education — that requires off-the-wall insanity at every turn? I ask these questions as Alabama’s state school board prepares to select a new state superintendent of … Continued

April 20, 2018

Move to impeach Bentley: Don’t be foolish

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter There is a movement afoot in the Alabama House of Representatives to impeach Governor Robert Bentley, a mission which, if accomplished, will doom the 2017 Regular Legislative Session. Bentley is an embarrassment, a fool, a liar and a cheat, and may have even committed crimes that are punishable by … Continued

February 15, 2017

Court Justices or Court Jesters?: The Mishandling of the Moore Case

By Hannah Ford You know it’s bad when one of Chief Justice Roy Moore’s harshest critics (apologetically) writes in his defense. You know it’s bad when Justices refuse to unseal a critical case. You know it’s bad when the unethical behavior of acting Chief Justice Lyn Stuart and her accomplices have Alabamians worried that they … Continued

October 28, 2016

Chief Justice Moore Joins APR Motion To Unseal Records

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, October 21, 2016, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) has filed a motion with the Alabama Supreme Court siding with The Alabama Political Reporter’s (APR) request to unseal the record on the petition he filed in May 2016, against the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC). In his affidavit, which … Continued

October 24, 2016