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Sam Mattison Alabama Political Reporter A legal response has been filed for Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom Parker in his ethics case. The Liberty Counsel, a conservative non-profit advocacy group, filed the legal response on Friday March 11, in Parker’s case. The case was started when the Southern Poverty Law Center filed an ethics … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A Special Supreme Court of seven selected judges will hear the appeal of Chief Justice Roy Moore, who has been suspended without pay for the remainder of his term. The same Special Supreme Court on December 7, issued a cause order demanding the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) show cause … Continued

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Following the Court of the Judiciary Trial of Chief Justice Roy Moore, an eager press waited for commentary outside the Heflin-Tolbert Judicial Building on Wednesday. Neither Chief Justice Moore, his attorneys nor the Judicial Inquiry Commission’s (JIC) attorneys spoke to the media. Justice Moore is not anticipated to comment … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last week, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a federal lawsuit to block the controversial Alabama Accountability Act (AAA). The SPLC, a civil rights organization, says the law discriminates against Alabama’s poor children and violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. Why? Because it “…impermissibly creates two classes … Continued