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Shelby and Sessions Join Amicus Brief Challenging President’s Immigration Executive Actions

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, April 4, US Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions from Alabama, joined 41 of their Senate colleagues in filing an amicus brief, that supports a challenge to the Obama Administration’s executive actions on immigration, questioning the constitutionality of President Obama’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) … Continued
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April 5, 2016

Shelby and Byrne Critical of Obama’s Decision to Appoint a Nominee to the Supreme Court

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 16, 2016 US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and US Representative Bradley Byrne both released statements in response to President Barack H. Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court of the United States. Senator Shelby said, “President Obama and I strongly disagree on which direction … Continued
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March 17, 2016

Parker Being Challenged by Donna Beaulieu

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 1, Alabama voters go to the polls to select their leaders. The only Supreme Court Justice facing a challenger is, Justice Tom Parker (R). Parker is being challenged by Donna Beaulieu. Judge Parker told the Alabama Media Group’s Kent Faulk, “I’m a conservative constitutionalist and I … Continued
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February 29, 2016
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What’s Next for the Supreme Court

By Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was a conservative stalwart who influenced a whole generation of legal opinions based on his strict interpretation of the Constitution. We lost a great American when he passed away at a Texas hunting ranch on February 13th. Throughout his time on the Supreme Court, Justice … Continued
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February 22, 2016

Alabama Leaders Mourn Justice Scalia

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, February 13, US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead on a West Texas ranch.  The 79 year old jurist was appointed by President Ronald Reagan (R) in 1986.  Over the decades between now and then, Scalia (the first Italian-American on the court) wrote opinion after opinion … Continued
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February 15, 2016

Alabama Joins Texas Law Suit on Abortion Doctors

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, February 3, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced that Alabama has joined an amicus brief in support of the right of States to require abortion clinic doctors to obtain local hospital admitting privileges. On Wednesday, Alabama joined the 23-state amicus brief supporting Texas in the case … Continued
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February 8, 2016

Luther Strange Asks Supreme Court to Block Obama’s Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, January 26, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced that Alabama is among a bipartisan coalition of 29 states and state agencies asking the United States Supreme Court to immediately halt President Barack H. Obama’s administration’s CO2 rule for power plants which the states argue is both unlawful … Continued
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January 28, 2016

Strange Blasts US Supreme Court Ruling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter For decades, in serious cases, Alabama Courts have allowed prosecutors to trial juvenile defendants as adults. The Supreme Court eventually ruled that it was cruel and unusual punishment to execute persons for crimes committed when they were under 18 years of age. Now that has been expanded to include … Continued
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January 26, 2016