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Moore Tells Probate Judges Not To Marry Same-Sex Couples

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Sunday, February 8, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) ordered the Probate Judges of Alabama not to marry same sex couples. Chief Justice Moore wrote that the Probate Judges are not bound by Federal Judge Callie Granade’s order that Alabama’s State constitutional ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and … Continued
February 9, 2015

HRC Joins Effort To Remove Chief Justice Roy Moore

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The people of Alabama have twice elected Judge Roy Moore (R) as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Liberal attorneys have previously objected to Chief Justice Moore’s conduct and formally asked that he be removed from office.  In 2003, they were successful.  In 2015, they are trying again. … Continued
February 6, 2015

SPLC Files Judicial Ethics Complaint Against Judge Moore

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, January 28, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a judicial ethics complaint against popular Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) for his comments regarding the controversial recent ruling by Federal Judge Callie Granade, declaring that Alabama’s Marriage Protection Act and Sanctity of Marriage Amendment … Continued
January 29, 2015

Moore Responds To SPLC Ethics Complaint

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Late on Wednesday, January 28, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) responded to a complaint by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) that he violated judicial ethics by commenting unfavorably about a decision in federal court striking down Alabama’s defense of marriage act.  An unapologetic Chief Justice Moore claimed … Continued
January 29, 2015

SPLC Says They Will Appeal the Dismissal of their Suit Challenging the Alabama Accountability Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, April 9, U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) challenged Alabama’s 2013 Alabama Accountability Act.  The SPLC responded with plans to appeal the decision. In a written statement, Geron Gadd, a senior staff attorney at the SPLC said, … Continued
April 9, 2014

SPLC Challenges Alabama’s Marriage Amendment

Staff Report MONTGOMERY—The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced a federal lawsuit today challenging Alabama laws that refuse to recognize lawful same-sex marriages – unconstitutional laws that are creating legal obstacles for a man whose husband was killed in a car wreck. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District … Continued
February 14, 2014

With More Payday Lenders than McDonald’s, Cities Take Action

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter With recent statistics from both the Center for Responsible Lending and the Southern Poverty Law Center confirming that there are four times as many payday lending storefronts as there are McDonald’s locations across our state, municipal legislators are taking notice, particularly in the wake of what many describe as … Continued
December 16, 2013

SPLC Response To Zimmerman Verdict

By Richard Cohen President, Southern Poverty Law Center “They always get away.” These were the words George Zimmerman uttered as he followed and later shot Trayvon Martin — words that reflected his belief that Trayvon was one of “them,” the kind of person about to get away with something. How ironic these words sound now … Continued
July 15, 2013

VictoryLand, Farrakhan and Voting Rights on the State House steps

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford announced his support for protection of section five of the Voting Rights Act at a press conference on the state house steps. Ford was joined by Rose Sanders, wife of state Senator Hank Sanders (D-Selma), and supporters from Macon County who spoke in support of … Continued
June 13, 2013

Alabama Sued for Allegedly “Blacklisting” Illegal Aliens

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The National Immigration Law Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a suit against the State of Alabama on behalf of four illegal aliens accused of fishing without a license on Thursday. The coalition of civil rights groups say that the case is … Continued
February 11, 2013