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Supreme Court clears way for pro-GOP Alabama voting map
The Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a pro-Republican congressional map that eliminates a district held by a Black Democratic congressman.
Court blocks Alabama from erasing significantly Black House district
A panel of federal judges blocked Alabama from using an electoral map that would eliminate one of the state's two majority-Black U.S. House districts.
MD-based Lockheed Martin breaks ground on Ala. missile plant
Lockheed Martin, a global defense and aerospace manufacturer based in Bethesda, broke ground on an 87,000-square-foot Munitions Production Center in Alabama.
Supreme Court’s uneven approach to election-map rulings boosts Republicans
The Supreme Court's seemingly inconsistent approach to the Purcell principle in three cases resulted each time in a decision favorable to Republicans.
Liberal Supreme Court justices decry nitrogen gas execution in spirited dissent
As Alabama prepared to execute a death row inmate with nitrogen gas, the Supreme Court's three liberal justices wrote a spirited dissent.
Alabama seeks new method of execution
Today is Monday, the 95th anniversary of the Broadway premiere of “My Maryland.” Here are some other news items. — Alabama moves toward new method of execution — nitrogen hypoxia. […]
‘Tis the season for an attorney to become a toy maker
An attorney-turned-toy maker, an attorney general seeks re-election, a judge loses her seat and Ben Crump takes up a saint's case.
Federal judge strikes down Alabama’s restrictions on abortion doctors
Alabama’s requirement that abortion clinic doctors have admitting privileges at local hospitals unconstitutionally burdens women’s rights to the medical procedure, a federal judge ruled.
Texas execution raises chilling questions
Strip searches, abortion clinics and a former Gore lawyer round out this week's Law Blog Roundup.
Suspect in Baltimore homicides arrested in Alabama
A man wanted in several homicides in the Baltimore area has been arrested in Alabama. The U.S. Marshals Service announced Wednesday says Darryl Anderson was arrested in Birmingham, Ala., and […]
Supreme Court rejects Alabama appeal over immigration law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An attorney for the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center says the U.S. Supreme Court has turned down Alabama‘s appeal to revive portions of the state’s immigration law. […]
Court blocks Alabama student citizenship checks
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal appeals court has ruled that part of Alabama‘s tough immigration law that ordered public schools to check the citizenship status of new students is unconstitutional. […]
