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Ivey, many Alabama leaders praise choice of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court

On Monday, Governor Kay Ivey and other Alabama leaders released statements regarding President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. “I applaud President Trump for his nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court,:” Gov. Ivey said. “Judge Kavanaugh clearly understands the proper role of a judge is … Continued
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July 10, 2018

Poll shows Parker leading Vance by sizable margin

A new poll shows Tom Parker and Kay Ivey well ahead of their Democratic opponents four months ahead of the November 5 general election. According to a new poll by Atlantic Media & Research Republican Chief Justice nominee Tom Parker holds a 16 point lead (40 to 24) over Democratic nominee Robert Vance Jr. Parker’s … Continued
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July 6, 2018

State leaders react to Justice Kennedy’s retirement

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced on Wednesday that he is going to retire from the nation’s highest court. The move gives President Donald J. Trump (R) the opportunity to move the Supreme Court in a more conservative direction. Generally, it is considered that there are four strict constructionists and there are four liberal … Continued
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June 28, 2018
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Let them eat frozen dinners

Do not let up. Listen to me, progressives and liberals and all the rest of you just plain ol’ ticked off Americans. Do not stop the protesting. Do not stop the heckling. Do not stop making life absolutely, utterly miserable for the conservative lawmakers who have worked so diligently the last several years to make … Continued
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June 27, 2018

Supreme Court rules president does have travel ban authority

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday gave President Donald J. Trump’s travel ban the go-ahead in a 5-to-4 decision decided by the Court’s conservative majority. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan made a statement supporting the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold President Trump’s travel ban: “The Constitution has clearly given a president the authority … Continued
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June 27, 2018
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Inside the Statehouse: Judicial races highlighted – June 5 primary

This is not just a gubernatorial year in the Heart of Dixie. We have every constitutional office up for election which includes Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor and Agriculture Commissioner. We also have a good many of the State Judicial races on the ballot. We have nine seats on our … Continued
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June 19, 2018

Tom Parker claims victory over SPLC

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker on Tuesday claimed a final victory in his battle against the Southern Poverty Law Center after federal Judge Keith Watkins gave final approval to an order protecting judicial free speech rights. The Court found that Canon 3A(6) as presently constituted facially violates the First Amendment to the United States … Continued
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June 13, 2018

Supreme Court rules states may purge voters rolls

Monday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a narrow 5-4 ruling that the state of Ohio could proceed with removing names from the voter rolls and that removing does not violate federal law, including the Voting Rights Act. Alabama officials took note of Monday’s ruling. Secretary of State John Merrill said, “I am pleased to … Continued
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June 12, 2018