JURIST
APRIL 5, 2024
The Bill specifically targets Alabamians who pay for assistance in the absentee ballot process, which could result in a felony punishable by up to 20 years. The suit’s plaintiffs include several civil rights organizations, the ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Alabama-based advocacy groups.
The Crime Report
MAY 9, 2022
An Alabama law that makes it a felony to provide gender-affirming medical treatment to transgender youth has gone into effect after Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill on April 8, reports Reuters.
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The Crime Report
JULY 27, 2021
Since 2006, when meth labs were appearing across rural communities, Alabama has made it a felony to expose a child to a chemically toxic environment by enforcing heavier penalties on people who make drugs around children, exposing them to the vapors that are emitted in the creation of crack and meth.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 10, 2022
Police in Mobile, Alabama, obtained a warrant to search a home, its owner, and a long list of objects (not including purses) because the home’s owner sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Brian Bilodeau ran a series of marijuana grow-sites in Maine, which has a legal medical marijuana industry. In Powers v. United States.
JURIST
MAY 10, 2022
The Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act (VCCPA) Sunday went into effect in Alabama while US District Judge Liles Burke considers legal challenges from doctors and families with transgender children. Conviction under the Act is a Class C felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison or a fine of up to $15,000.00.
JURIST
MARCH 7, 2021
The Alabama Senate passed the controversial anti-trans SB10 Bill on Tuesday, effectively prohibiting the performance of gender affirming medical treatment on minors. The Bill, which shall be called the Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, was introduced by Senator Shay Shelnutt and passed with a vote of 23-4.
JURIST
MAY 3, 2024
A coalition of rights groups led by the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday challenging four provisions of Alabama Senate Bill 1 , Act No. The case is in the Southern Division of the Northern District of Alabama. ” Both the Payment and Gift Provisions carry a Class B or C felony penalty.
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