JURIST

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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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Alabama Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that puts a politically-appointed board in charge of the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH), as well as a bill that makes it easier for municipalities to fire members of a local library’s board of directors. One of the speakers was Delores R.

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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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JURIST

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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JURIST

JULY 22, 2023

Governor of Alabama Kay Ivey approved a new congressional map Friday, passed by the Alabama legislature during a special session , which designates only one majority-Black district in the state. ” Former US Attorney General Eric H. The approval is in defiance of the US Supreme Court ruling in Allen v. Holder, Jr.,

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JURIST

MAY 2, 2022

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Friday filed a complaint challenging an Alabama law that criminalizes some medical treatments for transgender youth. The post DOJ challenges Alabama law criminalizing some treatments for trans minors appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

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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JURIST

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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JURIST

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Milligan to determine whether Alabama’s 2021 redistricting plan for the US House of Representatives violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Under the new map, even though Black voters account for 27 percent of Alabama’s population , they would likely only elect 14 percent of the state’s representatives to the US House.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 12, 2023

“Talk of prosecuting women for abortion pills roils antiabortion movement; Alabama attorney general became the most prominent Republican official yet to suggest that abortion seekers could be charged”: Caroline Kitchener and Ellen Francis have this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

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JURIST

APRIL 13, 2022

Two doctors joined two parents on behalf of their minor children to file a complaint Tuesday in federal court against the governor and the district attorneys of Alabama, Shelby County, and Jefferson County, to block Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act (“VCCPA”) from going into effect on May 8, 2022.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed an executive order on Monday standardizing how incentive time for good behavior can be taken away for inmates in Alabama state prisons after 2022 marked one of the worst years for the Alabama prison system. The DOJ followed the investigation with a lawsuit against Alabama.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

” Local newspaper publisher Sherry Digmon and reporter Don Fletcher were arrested in Atmore, Alabama on October 27 and accused of revealing information about a grand jury investigation related to the Escambia County School Board. ” Abuse of grand jury information is a felony under Alabama law.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 14, 2023

Last week, the Alabama Department of Corrections announced a competitive pay increase for Alabama correctional officers as the state addresses a rough year in Alabama jails and prisons, including high death rates and a high-profile lawsuit against Alabama jail officers.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 21, 2023

Barber died by lethal injection at a prison in southern Alabama a few hours later. In an 11-page opinion joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the court’s “decision denying Barber’s request for a stay allows Alabama to experiment again with a human life.” central time on Friday.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 10, 2021

“Former prosecutors, judges join push for new trial in Alabama death row case”: Mark Berman of The Washington Post has this report. And in today’s edition of that newspaper, Bill Baxley has an op-ed titled “ As a former Alabama attorney general, I do not say this lightly: An innocent man is on our death row.”

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The Crime Report

MAY 25, 2021

Department of Justice in an amended complaint says the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) and its leadership continue to fail to protect incarcerated men from physical and sexual violence and death, despite years of warnings from the federal government. Graph courtesy Alabama Political Reporter. Alabama Gov.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

A Chapter 13 bankruptcy in Alabama is a legitimate option, but the attorney fee is often higher than Chapter 7 bankruptcy and there are also trustee fees to consider.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

More than 400 incarcerated people in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections were scheduled to be released into the supervision of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles on Tuesday.

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JURIST

JUNE 12, 2023

Gentry in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama with the assistance of the Alabama ACLU, Civil Rights Corps and the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was held in jail pre-trial due to his inability to afford a $1,000 bail, based on the Alabama bail schedule in the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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Above The Law

MAY 23, 2024

Texas Lawyer ] * Meanwhile, when it's not convenient for their cronies, a Trump judge in Alabama is threatening to jail LGBTQ rights attorneys for "forum shopping" by trying to bring an Alabama case in Alabama. Alabama Political Reporter ] * Republican move to block college athletes from becoming university employees.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 12, 2024

Calvert is accused in the explosion of an IED device outside of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office in downtown Montgomery at around 3:42 a.m. Former Democratic National Committee deputy chair Keith Ellison, now the Minnesota attorney general, once said Antifa would “strike fear in the heart” of Trump.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Under an Alabama state law that took effect in September, relatives and attorneys for individuals who are captured in body-camera footage are allowed to request access to the recording, but they may not copy or record it, making public dissemination impossible. 5, to continue the discussion.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Alabama prisons have attracted heavy criticism for understaffing, which attorneys have identified as a key driver of violence and suicide behind bars.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 21, 2021

A lawyer in Mobile, Alabama, has been held in contempt after her process server delivered a subpoena to a criminal defense attorney in front of…

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JURIST

AUGUST 1, 2023

The block on enforcement will remain in effect while a lawsuit challenging a March letter from Idaho’s Attorney General Raúl Labrador continues. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has indicated that Alabama may also prosecute people involved in providing out-of-state abortion services to Alabama residents.

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JURIST

JANUARY 4, 2024

Four UN experts urged US officials on Wednesday to cancel the execution of an inmate in Alabama by nitrogen hypoxia. ” Ultimately, the experts urged US and Alabama officials not to go through with the execution. .” ” Ultimately, the experts urged US and Alabama officials not to go through with the execution.

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Law 360

MAY 25, 2022

Maynard Cooper & Gale PC has added five attorneys across offices in Alabama and Florida, including a shareholder specializing in tax, estate planning and business planning, two of counsel, an attorney and an associate, according to an announcement Wednesday.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The former president’s defense team brings together an Alabama civil rights and criminal defense lawyer and a former Pennsylvania prosecutor best known for not charging Bill Cosby.” Naturally, he’s Trump’s impeachment attorney.” ” Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

“The justice department is committed to fully enforcing our federal civil rights laws to address the legacy of environmental injustice that we face across the country,” Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general for the justice department’s civil rights division.

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

An attorney for the deceased inmate's estate claims that the corrections officials have destroyed or otherwise "lost" critical evidence.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Attorneys general in 40 states Monday announced a $391.5 While the settlement ends the present lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a new lawsuit against Google last month for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent. The post Google reaches $391.5M

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Law 360

APRIL 18, 2024

If the Eleventh Circuit upholds an Alabama federal court’s injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act, the anti-money laundering law could persist as a narrower version that could moot some constitutional challenges, but these remedies would likely generate additional regulatory or statutory ambiguities that would result in further litigation, (..)

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The most crucial issue in any accident lawsuit is whether the defendant’s behavior was responsible for the losses that the plaintiff is claiming.

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JULY 6, 2022

Alternatively, you can work with your criminal defense attorney to arrange a voluntary surrender.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

This attorney got caught committing serial wire fraud. Alabama has that covered. Alito Seems To Think The Supreme Court Is Above The Law: Thankfully, Kagan is a voice of reason. Will The Real Harmed Parties Please Stand Up?: Firms Need More Than Brotherly Love: An historic Philly firm is shutting its doors.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 10, 2022

A federal judge in Alabama approved a $2.67 million in attorney fees Tuesday in an antitrust class action against Blue Cross… billion settlement and $626.6

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