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Federal lawsuit in Decatur Police shooting hanging by a thread
WEBAug 8, 2024 · A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed several claims in a lawsuit filed by family members of a man allegedly murdered by a Decatur police officer. District Court Judge Corey Maze dismissed claims against the City of Decatur and three of four DPD officers filed by the family of Stephen Perkins, who was …
Judge to rule on Alabama’s threat to prosecute out-of-state …
WEBAug 9, 2024 · A federal judge is set to rule on whether Alabama can prosecute healthcare providers and advocates who assist pregnant patients in seeking abortions outside the state. Since the 2022 Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Alabama has enforced one of the nation’s strictest abortion bans, with no exceptions for rape or incest.
Josh Moon’s top 5 stories of 2023 - Alabama Political Reporter
WEBDec 26, 2023 · The Montgomery Mess. It started with an odd text message on a Sunday evening in January. The message contained only a link to a recording. On the recording was Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, and it was quite obvious, by Reed’s candid words and frequent cussing, that he didn’t know he was being recorded.
Alabama political leaders continue criticism of Title IX changes at ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Several Alabama Political leaders appeared Monday evening at a town hall in Guntersville to discuss the Biden administration’s changes to Title IX and the state’s lawsuit challenging those changes. Numerous states with GOP attorneys general have sued to prevent implementing the changes, which incorporate sexual orientation and gender ...
Opinion | We don’t need DEI in Alabama. Just ask the Gunn family …
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · If we didn’t need DEI, there would be an understanding within the AG’s office and in the halls of the State House that Greg Gunn’s life has value. That his family misses him. That he deserves the same protections under the law and shares the same constitutional rights as all of us white people. But Gunn and his family won’t experience that.
Labor organization continues in Alabama as longshoremen strike …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · The ILA’s efforts come just a few months after the United Auto Workers lost a vote to unionize two Mercedes-Benz factories in Alabama, an effort seen as part of a larger push to organize Southern labor. Gov. Kay Ivey and other state Republicans celebrated that failed vote, with Ivey referring to unions as “special interests looking to come into our state and threaten our jobs and the ...
Judge sets schedule for briefing preliminary injunction in Prattville ...
WEBAug 9, 2024 · By. Jacob Holmes. Published on August 9, 2024 at 8:39 am CDT. STOCK. A preliminary injunction would signal a likelihood of success on the merits of the case.
Federal, state, and local leaders highlight progress on Northern …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Federal, state, and local officials gathered at the Birmingham Northern Beltline construction site on Thursday, celebrating the anticipated benefits of the new highway for the region, particularly in terms of economic growth and public safety. U.S. Congressman Gary Palmer emphasized the transformative potential of …
Opinion | Alabama lawmakers have an opportunity to fix abortion …
WEBMar 1, 2024 · They won’t. The Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling has exposed obvious flaws in our laws. This is a chance to actually fix them. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Science and Alabama are often at odds. Nowhere has that been more consistent or evident than in the debate over abortion, where our laws and lawmakers routinely stray ...
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