Category: Local

On This Day: July 15, 1954 U.S. Government Stages Mass Deportations in the American Southwest On July 15, 1954, at the direction of U.S. Attorney General Herbert Brownell and under…

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The groups argue that the guidelines should only punish instigators of prison violence, among other changes. By Jacob Holmes . Four Alabama advocacy organizations joined forces to demand changes to…

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With preclearance ruled unconstitutional, Alabama quickly returned to drawing district lines that deprived Black voters of political power. By Jacob Holmes Recently marked 12 years since the U.S. Supreme Court…

View More Legal Defense Fund calls for voter rights 12 years after Shelby v. Holder

“If my clients can spend decades behind bars for violating the law, then so should the people deciding their fates when they break it themselves.” By Lauren Faraino I spend…

View More Opinion | Alabama Parole Board Chair must follow same laws she applies to others

By: Anna Barrett President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze nearly $7 billion in congressional-approved grants for personnel and after-school programs means Alabama schools will lose $68 million. “These are programs already…

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To move forward, we must reject grievance-driven nostalgia and reclaim truth as a civic virtue. By Bill Britt Every nation has its myths—stories we tell to give meaning to the…

View More Opinion | The danger of myth, the power of truth

Alabama’s Volunteer Lawyers Programs provide critical civil legal aid amid zero state funding, relying on volunteers, donations, and local partnerships. By Mary Claire Wooten In Alabama, where nearly 30 percent…

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Opinion | Tuberville’s “inner city rats” comments reveal who’s really keeping our cities down Many Americans are waking up to the way D.C. and the media have rigged the system—but…

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Gwathney’s leadership turned parole into a bureaucratic blockade. If Ivey wants to restore fairness, she must say no to six more years of dysfunction. By Bill Britt Parole is not…

View More Opinion | Reappointing Gwathney would be a grave mistake for Alabama justice