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Moore Responds To SPLC Ethics Complaint

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Late on Wednesday, January 28, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) responded to a complaint by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) that he violated judicial ethics by commenting unfavorably about a decision in federal court striking down Alabama’s defense of marriage act.  An unapologetic Chief Justice Moore claimed … Continued
January 29, 2015

Palmer Makes Term Limits Pledge

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—On Tuesday, November 18, U.S. Term Limits (USTL), which calls itself the nation’s oldest and largest term limits advocacy group, announced today that at least 13 new signers of its congressional term limits amendment pledge have been elected to the 114th Congress. The group includes four new senators, eight … Continued
November 20, 2014

Holder is Leaving the Department of Justice

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 25, Fox News, CNN, and other national media outlets reported that controversial U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (D) announced he would be leaving his job as the head of the powerful U.S. Department of Justice. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead was quick to spread the … Continued
September 26, 2014

Judge Grants Moore’s Request

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter The Judge in the Lee County perjury trial of State Representative Barry Moore (R) from Enterprise has granted his legal team more time to prepare their defense. Following the rejection of his pre-trial appeal by the Alabama State Supreme Court, the legal team working for state Representative Barry Moore (R) … Continued
September 12, 2014

Moore’s Team Wants More Time to Prepare a Defense

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Following the rejection of his pre-trial appeal by the Alabama State Supreme Court, the legal team working for State Representative Barry Moore (R) from Enterprise are telling the court that they need more time to prepare a defense for the Republican lawmaker, who has been indicted by the Lee County … Continued
September 9, 2014

Strange Asks Appeals Court to Overturn Ruling in EWTN Case

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, August 4, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) filed a friend of the court brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to overturn the U.S. District Court’s decision that restricted the religious liberty of the Alabama based Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) in their … Continued
August 6, 2014

“Supremes” Likely to Decide Future of Obamacare…..Again

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 22, a federal appeals court ruled that individuals cannot use tax credits or subsidies to buy health insurance on federally run exchanges.  In a divided decision, the three-judge panel said that the way the law was originally written, cost-sharing subsidies can be used only through state-run … Continued
July 23, 2014

Monday Was a “Very Good Day” for Alabama Based EWTN

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Only a few hours after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court affirmed in a 5 to 4 ruling, that forcing Hobby Lobby to provide abortions inducing drugs as part of their employee’s healthcare coverage was unconstitutional, because it violated the freedom of religion provision provided under the First Amendment, EWTN … Continued
July 2, 2014

Hobby Lobby Decision Hailed as a Victory for Religious Freedom

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, June 30, 2014 the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores was hailed as a victory by supporters of the First Amendment. U.S. Congressman Bradley Byrne (R) from Mobile said that the Hobby Lobby case challenged the required coverage of potentially life-terminating drugs and … Continued
July 1, 2014

Reaction to Hobby Lobby Case

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, June 30 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in a 5-4 verdict that Hobby Lobby and other employers did not have to pay for health insurance plans which provide services which they find morally abhorrent on religious grounds. Reaction to this decision came quickly. The … Continued
June 30, 2014