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OCTOBER 6, 2023

A three-judge panel in Alabama chose a new congressional district map on Thursday in response to a lawsuit arguing that the Alabama legislature’s congressional map was racially gerrymandered. The plaintiffs claimed the Alabama legislature drew the state’s congressional maps in a way that racially gerrymandered.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

A federal judge in Alabama ruled on Wednesday that the state can proceed to use nitrogen gas in the execution of Kenneth Smith. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall then filed a motion to administer death by means of nitrogen hypoxia. In the Middle District of Alabama, however, Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Alabama inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed Thursday night by nitrogen hypoxia after the US Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision , declined to intervene in the state’s second attempt to execute an inmate who had previously survived a botched lethal injection.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A US District Court Northern District of Alabama three judge panel Tuesday tossed out the Alabama legislature’s proposed congressional map, holding that the current map is still racially gerrymandered and likely violates Section Two of the Voting Rights Act. The case, Allen v.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama. According to the Alabama execution protocol , the warden or the assistant warden “will pressurize and assess the nitrogen hypoxia system.” The Alabama ACLU said that the Alabama Department of Corrections is not subject to regulation or oversight.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk , called on Alabama state authorities Tuesday to cancel the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith, which is scheduled to take place next week by nitrogen hypoxia. However, a federal judge denied the injunction last week, allowing Alabama to proceed with Smith’s execution.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A federal district court on Monday denied the Alabama Secretary of State’s emergency motion to allow Alabama to hold elections with congressional maps which have been called “racially gerrymandered.” In denying the emergency motion, the three judge panel found “there is no emergency.” ” Allen v.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed a motion Monday arguing that the state can prosecute those who assist people with accessing out-of-state abortion care. A recent study found that 25-44 percent of pregnant people seeking an abortion in Alabama had to travel out of state, even before Dobbs v.

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MAY 24, 2023

Alabama State House Representative Fred Plump Jr. agreed to resign from the Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday as part of a plea deal for federal criminal charges. Alabama Act No. The post Alabama state representative takes plea deal for criminal charges, resigns appeared first on JURIST - News.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Alabama State Senator Tim Melson filed a bill Tuesday in an effort to protect the state’s in-vitro fertilization (IVF) industry following the recent state Supreme Court ruling. ” On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law. The case, LePage v.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Alabama bar exam is about to get lit. The post Alabama Declares Frozen Embryos Are Children, Creating Nightmare Rule Against Perpetuities Hypo appeared first on Above the Law.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

“The Alabama Supreme Court Embraces Fetal Personhood”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link. The post “The Alabama Supreme Court Embraces Fetal Personhood” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MARCH 6, 2024

“Thank the Alabama Supreme Court for its IVF decision. And in related news coverage, Kim Bellware of The Washington Post reports that “ Fourth couple sues Alabama clinic at heart of IVF court ruling.” ” The post “Thank the Alabama Supreme Court for its IVF decision. I’m serious.”

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Alabama ruling is painful, and portends uncertainty. The post 5 Things You Should Know About The Alabama Declaration That Embryos Are People appeared first on Above the Law.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

“Alabama Supreme Court Cites the Bible in Terrifying Embryo Ruling; The Alabama Supreme Court’s decision is all but guaranteed to gut IVF in the entire state”: Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling has this essay online at The New Republic.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

“Shock, anger, confusion grip Alabama after court ruling on embryos”: Tim Craig and Sabrina Malhi of The Washington Post have this report. Joslin and Mary Ziegler have a Jurisprudence essay titled “ Sam Alito Is to Blame for the Alabama Supreme Court’s Devastating Anti-IVF Ruling.”

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

“Frozen embryos are ‘children,’ Alabama Supreme Court rules in couples’ wrongful death suits”: Howard Koplowitz of Alabama Media Group has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Alabama issued Friday.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The US Supreme Court denied Alabama’s appeal of a court order prohibiting elections with gerrymandered congressional maps. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen has battled claims that the Alabama’s state congressional were racially gerrymandered since 2021. The case Milligan v.

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MAY 25, 2021

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill on Monday that blocks state institutions and businesses from requiring people to show proof of vaccination in order to receive goods or services. This bill seeks to prevent the implementation of similar plans in Alabama. However, this amendment was not adopted.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The post Alabama Supreme Court Chief Believes Some WILD Stuff appeared first on Above the Law. He's saying the quite part out loud.

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MARCH 13, 2024

The post Did The New Alabama IVF Protection Law Fix The State’s Embryo Problem? When you rush to do damage control, sometimes you also rush into unintended consequences. appeared first on Above the Law.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

A panel of three federal judges Monday blocked Alabama’s new congressional district map, finding that it unlawfully disadvantages Black voters. Alabama’s attorney general has indicated that the state will appeal the decision.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The US Supreme Court Wednesday denied an Alabama man’s petition for a stay of execution. Smith noted that, in 2017, Alabama enacted a law banning trial judges from overriding sentencing decisions by a jury in capital cases. Smith is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in Alabama today.

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MARCH 1, 2024

“Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year’s US elections”: Christine Fernando of The Associated Press has this report. The post “Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year’s US elections” appeared first on How Appealing.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

“How the Supreme Court’s conservatives rebuffed Alabama”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report. The post “How the Supreme Court’s conservatives rebuffed Alabama” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MAY 22, 2021

The US Department of Justice filed an amended legal complaint Wednesday against Alabama and its Department of Corrections for several alleged violations of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. In April 2019, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division notified Alabama state attorneys of the prisoner violence and sexual abuse violations.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Alabama Case Leaves Sides Divided; Alabama officials said the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution was a model for other states; Critics called it appalling and far from what the state promised”: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Shaila Dewan, and Anna Betts of The New York Times have this report.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

“Alabama executes Kenneth Eugene Smith by new nitrogen gas method for 1988 murder of pastor’s wife”: Ivana Hrynkiw of Alabama Media Group has this report , along with a report headlined “ Kenneth Smith thrashed and writhed during execution: ‘That was torture,’ spiritual adviser says.”

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

“Alabama Supreme Court grants state’s request to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen hypoxia”: Mike Cason of Alabama Media Group has this report. ” The post “Alabama Supreme Court grants state’s request to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen hypoxia” appeared first on How Appealing.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Wade led to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children”: Jacqueline Howard of CNN has this report. Wade led to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children” appeared first on How Appealing. “How the reversal of Roe v. The post “How the reversal of Roe v.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

“IVF, Alabama, and the Dobbs Ruling: The pausing of in-vitro fertility procedures looks like it won’t last long.” The post “IVF, Alabama, and the Dobbs Ruling: The pausing of in-vitro fertility procedures looks like it won’t last long.” ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against the state of Alabama over conditions in state prisons, asserting that Alabama has failed to protect prisoners from violence. The complaint asserts that the “State of Alabama has failed or refused to correct the unconstitutional conditions in Alabama’s prisons for men.”.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“Case before Alabama Supreme Court could shut down fertility clinics, medical group warns”: Amy Yurkanin of Alabama Media Group has this report. And Gabriel Tynes of Courthouse News Service has an article headlined “ Alabama Supreme Court considers fundamental question: What is life?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling has gone too far.” Also online at The Washington Post, columnist Ruth Marcus has an essay titled “ Alabama ushers in the theocracy.” The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling has gone too far.” “Embryos are vessels of hope, pain and love. But they are not children.

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JULY 26, 2023

“How Alabama could get away with defying the Supreme Court; The Court ordered Alabama to draw a second congressional district where Black voters can elect their chosen candidate”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

“Alabama can prosecute those who help women travel for abortion, attorney general says”: Amy Yurkanin of Alabama Media Group has this report. The post “Alabama can prosecute those who help women travel for abortion, attorney general says” appeared first on How Appealing.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Trevor Hughes and Minnah Arshad of USA Today have an article headlined “ Alabama justice invoked ‘the wrath of a holy God’ in IVF opinion. ” And in commentary, online at The Los Angeles Times, columnist Harry Litman has an essay titled “ Alabama’s highest court declared frozen embryos people.

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