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Kellum announces that she will run for re-election for the Court of Criminal...
Judge Elizabeth “Beth” Kellum announced her intention to seek re-election to a third term on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday. Kellum made the formal announcement at a gathering of...
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Lawmakers introduce new federal female genital mutilation legislation
After the federal law that made female genital mutilation a felony was found unconstitutional by a federal judge in Michigan, the National EndFGMToday initiative has called on states to enact their own...
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Talk radio host Mark Montiel has died
Thursday, Montgomery area attorney, former judge, and a longtime conservative talk radio host Mark Montiel has died. Montiel’s son confirmed to reporters that his father died around 4:00 a.m. Thursday...
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Sebrina Martin says ex-husband manipulated children into making false claims
Sebrina Martin, the Democratic nominee for a family court judgeship in Montgomery, released a video statement to social media channels Friday defending herself in response to an APR article last week...
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SPLC and ACLU: Judgeship reallocation violated Alabama Constitution
The Southern Poverty Law Center, in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama and the Glasscox Law Firm, warned Alabama Governor Kay Ivey in a letter delivered to her office Monday...
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Judge dismisses SPLC, ACLU challenge of judgeship transfer
A judge Friday dismissed the case Hudson v. Ivey filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the ACLU of Alabama that had the potential to restore a judgeship to Jefferson County. The...
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Opinion | Legendary Alabamians: Howell Heflin
The longer I continue to write about Alabama politics, the more I realize that Alabama really is a “Big Front Porch” – a saying made famous by our legendary Alabama storyteller, Kathryn Tucker Wyndham....
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Lance Bell brings experience as lawyer and judge to Alabama Senate
Before he chose to run for the Alabama State Senate, Lance Bell was no stranger in state Senate District 11. The municipal judge for Ashville, Riverside, Childersburg, Ragland, and Ohatchee, Bell...
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Rep. Hill files bill to allow judges to deviate from sentencing guidelines...
Under current Alabama law, there is very little uncertainty about what sentence someone will be facing if found guilty of certain nonviolent felony offenses. Under Alabama’s presumptive sentencing...
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Governor confirms new district judge for Madison County
On May 22, Gov. Kay Ivey appointed Ronald Wayne Smith district judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit in Madison County. Smith is filling a vacancy left due to previous judge Patrick Tuten being appointed...
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