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Supreme Court: States can limit church attendance during coronavirus pandemic

Friday, Chief Justice John Roberts angered conservatives when he ruled with the four liberal justices that the state of Nevada does have the power to limit Church attendees to just 50 in a 5 to 4 decision that was a serious blow to religious liberty advocates and signals that the Court’s majority will side with … Continued
July 27, 2020

Police may serve search warrants out of their jurisdiction, Alabama AG says

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Tuesday that recent actions by the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals and the Alabama Supreme Court have clarified that Alabama law allows law enforcement officers in the state to serve search warrants outside their territorial jurisdiction as long as a judge within the jurisdiction of service approves the warrant. … Continued
July 16, 2020
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Supreme Court hands down two rulings expanding religious liberty

The United States Supreme Court on Wednesday handed down two decisions strengthening religious liberty and expanding freedom of religion. In the first case, the Court ruled in favor of the Little Sisters of the Poor, saying that the Catholic nuns do not have to pay for medical procedures that they object to including abortion. The … Continued
July 9, 2020

Supreme Court sides with Alabama in COVID-19 voting case

The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Thursday blocked a federal district judge’s order that would have made it easier for many Alabamians to vote during the pandemic, issuing an emergency stay of the lower court’s injunction in People First of Alabama v. Merrill. The court’s more liberal justices dissented, while the five conservative … Continued
July 3, 2020

Sewell remains committed to the Voting Rights Advancement Act

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, says she is still committed to passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act on the 7th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder U.S. Supreme Court decision. “Seven years ago, the Supreme Court struck a blow to the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and opened … Continued
June 26, 2020

Tuberville: Supreme Court put “political correctness ahead of the rule of law”

U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville, on Thursday, denounced the Supreme Court decision blocking efforts by the Trump administration to end the DACA program. “The Supreme Court put swampy political correctness ahead of the rule of law and the everyday, hardworking Americans who have joined President Trump in making our country great again,” Tuberville stated on … Continued
June 22, 2020

Philosopher kings on the Supreme Court usurp Congress and the people. Again.

According to ancient Greek philosopher Plato, it is the great thinkers, or philosophers, who are best suited to govern society. Dubbed “philosopher kings” they use wisdom, Plato says, to determine how society should operate. Ours is not a country governed by philosopher kings. The Founding Fathers, instead, predicated our government as one of the people. … Continued
June 19, 2020

Rogers is “shocked” by Supreme Court ruling on DACA

Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Saks, said on Thursday, that he was “shocked” by the U.S. Supreme Court decision to effectively delay President Donald Trump’s effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “I am shocked by today’s ruling on the DACA program,” Rep. Rogers said. “This extralegal, unconstitutional amnesty program was created by … Continued
June 19, 2020