Courts SCOTUS rejects IVF clinic’s appeal in watershed case The Mobile-based Center for Reproductive Medicine filed the appeal in an attempt to overturn February's ruling. Alex JobinOctober 9, 2024
Courts Judge rules Cannabis Commission has authority to void license awards Judge James Anderson found that the AMCC has the inherent power to void previously awarded licenses. Jacob HolmesOctober 12, 2023
Courts Court to allow Cannabis Commission to create new licensure rules The counsel for one awardee, Verano, argued that the commission does not have the authority to "claw back" licenses it has already awarded. Jacob HolmesOctober 11, 2023
Courts Alabama Always seeks court intervention against Cannabis Commission’s licensure decisions The lawsuit contends that the revised scoring methodology overly emphasized complex paper submissions, neglecting the primary mandate of the Compassion Act. Bill BrittOctober 7, 2023
Courts Federal court makes final selection on 2024 congressional maps The decision comes after two years of Black voters challenging Alabama’s congressional maps in the courts. Patrick DarringtonOctober 5, 2023
Courts Alabama Court blocks de facto ban on birthing centers The implicit ban by ADPH was particularly detrimental in Alabama, a state bearing the third-highest maternal mortality rate nationwide. Bill BrittSeptember 30, 2023
Courts Milligan plaintiffs ask SCOTUS to deny Alabama’s appeal for a stay in redistricting case Much of the response argues the map put forth by the state plainly fails to remedy issues with the prior map. Patrick DarringtonSeptember 20, 2023
Courts Dark money: The backstory of Alabama’s redistricting defiance There appears to be a significant connection between Alabama's post-Milligan map redrawing process and a powerful national dark money network. Bill BrittSeptember 16, 2023
Courts Judges refuse a stay in Alabama’s redistricting case The hubris displayed by the Alabama GOP is because they believe that if they appeal to the Supreme Court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh may reverse... Patrick DarringtonSeptember 11, 2023
Courts Former Alabama deputy sheriff sentenced for 2020 sexual assault Joshua Davidson, 33, was sentenced to 12 and half years for sexually assaulting a woman in his custody. Patrick DarringtonAugust 28, 2023
Courts Appeals court lifts injunction on Alabama gender affirming care ban The ruling by the three-judge federal appeals court removed an injunction issued in May 2022 by U.S. District Judge Liles Burke. Patrick DarringtonAugust 22, 2023