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Court Justices or Court Jesters?: The Mishandling of the Moore Case

By Hannah Ford You know it’s bad when one of Chief Justice Roy Moore’s harshest critics (apologetically) writes in his defense. You know it’s bad when Justices refuse to unseal a critical case. You know it’s bad when the unethical behavior of acting Chief Justice Lyn Stuart and her accomplices have Alabamians worried that they … Continued
October 28, 2016

Alabama’s Last Execution Was An Atrocity

By Stephen Cooper Alabama Political Reporter The last time Alabama played God, executing death row inmate Christopher Brooks by lethal injection on January 21, 2016, The Montgomery Advertiser and al.com published a column of mine in which I wrote: “Initial reports out of Alabama are that the execution went as ‘smoothly’ as killing a reasonably … Continued
October 28, 2016

Parker Asks That Judicial Canon Limiting Speech Be Declared Unconstitutional

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday October 25, 2016, Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker (R) has asked the Federal court to rule on the merits of his constitutional challenge to Judicial Canon 3(A)(6) and the automatic removal provision requiring that any judge charged by the Alabama Judicial Inquiry. The Alabama Political Reporter spoke … Continued
October 26, 2016

Alabama Supreme Court’s Actions: Justice or Machiavellian Scheme

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) and several justices on the Alabama Supreme Court are attempting, it appears, to avoid further unwanted scrutiny of their conduct in the case against Chief Justice Roy Moore. The Commission, commonly referred to as the JIC, is hoping to steer clear of another growing … Continued
October 26, 2016

Trump Bus Tour Travels Across Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, October 25, 2016, the Trump campaign toured Alabama by bus. While neither Donald J. Trump (R) nor his running mate, Mike Pence were on the bus several leaders of his Alabama Campaign team were onboard. The Alabama Political Reporter (APR) met the bus tour at Hoover Tactical Firearms. … Continued
October 26, 2016

Alabama Supreme Court Justices Plan to Recuse Themselves in Moore Case

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The eight remaining associate justices of the Alabama Supreme Court plan to recuse themselves in Chief Justice Roy Moore’s appeal, the Court said in an opinion issued Monday evening. Moore previously requested the justices recuse themselves. The justices said they will wait to recuse themselves until a Special Supreme … Continued
October 25, 2016

Sanctity of Marriage Alabama Files Ethics Complaint Against Justice Lyn Stuart

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, October 24, 2016) Sanctity of Marriage Alabama filed an ethics complaint with the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) against acting Chief Justice Lyn Stuart (R) for allegedly violating multiple Canons of Judicial Ethics in her mishandling of the cases surrounding Chief Justice Roy Moore (R). SEE COMPLAINT HERE … Continued
October 25, 2016

Chief Justice Moore Joins APR Motion To Unseal Records

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, October 21, 2016, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) has filed a motion with the Alabama Supreme Court siding with The Alabama Political Reporter’s (APR) request to unseal the record on the petition he filed in May 2016, against the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC). In his affidavit, which … Continued
October 24, 2016

Will Chief Justice Roy Moore Be Denied Equal Justice?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Chief Justice Roy Moore has been suspended for the rest of his term in office, which permanently removes him from the bench forever (Moore will be aged-out by a State statute that caps eligibility to run for a judgeship after 70). The Alabama Supreme Court is refusing to unseal … Continued
October 24, 2016

JIC Dismisses Complaint Against Justice Parker

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, October 21, 2016 the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) dismissed the complaint filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) against Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker (R). Parker is being represented by Liberty Counsel. Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver said, “We are pleased that the complaint … Continued
October 24, 2016