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Justice Tom Parker’s free speech suit continues

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, September 1, 2017 an Alabama Federal District Court rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice, Tom Parker (R). Justice Parker is alleging that a complaint brought against him by the Montgomery based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to the Judicial Inquiry … Continued
September 5, 2017

Report claims SPLC moved millions into foreign accounts

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, August, 31, 2017, the Washington Free Beacon’s Joe Schoffstall is reporting that the Montgomery based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt “charitable” organization, has transferred millions of dollars in cash to foreign accounts in the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Bermuda. According to the research done … Continued
September 1, 2017

Number of payday lenders down, demand still high

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A recent article in The Economist found that nationally, the number of payday lenders is on the decline, which mirrors Alabama, where payday lending outlets have dropped significantly since the adoption of a statewide database designed to track loans and curtail abuses. What doesn’t seem to have ebbed, is … Continued
August 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

SPLC, fundraising, and rich ironies

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Southern Poverty Law Center, which promotes itself as a champion for the poor and oppressed, has amassed a $319 million fortune, part of it stashed away in offshore bank accounts, according to its latest posted tax return. Over the last six years, this left-leaning organization has made deep … Continued
May 11, 2017

Prison Plan Opponents Hold Hearing

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 9, 2017 state Representative Johnny Mack Morrow (D from Red Bay) held a press conference where a bipartisan group of legislators and community groups expressed their opposition to former Governor Robert Bentley’s prison construction plan, SB302, which is sponsored by Senator Cam Ward (R from Alabaster). Representative … Continued
May 10, 2017

Guess who’s coming to dinner?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter It might come as a surprise, to conservative rural voters, to discover that many Republican members of the House Rural Caucus attended a dinner meeting, sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The House Rural Caucus is bipartisan, made of Republican and Democratic lawmakers who represent many of … Continued
May 4, 2017