Monday, June 15, 2026

ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Courts

Conservative justices question constitutionality of key Voting Rights Act plank

Rep. Terri Sewell evoked John Lewis and the Civil Rights Movement after oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais on Wednesday.

October 16, 2025

The battle for civil rights didn’t end in Selma — it still rages on

Selma showed the world that change doesn’t come from waiting — it comes from marching, from pushing, from refusing to be silenced.

March 7, 2025

Rep. Sewell’s statement on 8th Circuit Court ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act

“This ruling by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals is deeply disturbing and wrong as a matter of law," Sewell said.

November 21, 2023

Sewell attends SCOTUS oral arguments in Alabama redistricting case

“We in Alabama are no strangers to the fight for fair representation,” Sewell said.

October 5, 2022

Brennen Center for Justice files amicus brief in Alabama redistricting lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear Merrill v. Milligan later this fall.

July 19, 2022