Courts
Student plaintiffs and their counsel argued the shutdowns chilled campus speech and miscast independent magazines as university-controlled expression.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Alabama sample ballots now available for Nov. 3 general election
Race rater narrows GOP edge in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
Everett Wess criticizes Trump beef import plan, backs Figures legislation
Opinion | No party is immune to the arrogance of power
Independent Craig Jelks calls on Democrat Everett Wess to exit US Senate race
- Governor
Governor approves Alabama’s first workforce pell program at Lawson State
Gov. Ivey marks 25th anniversary of September 11
Gov. Ivey honors Alabama workers in Labor Day message
Governor sets execution date for man convicted of 1991 murders
Doug Jones urges cost-sharing delay to protect Alabama SNAP benefits
- Legislature
State retirees to get hit with another premium increase
Contract Review Committee holds ADOC contracts over prison litigation costs
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
- Economy
Alabama Trucking Association releases song honoring drivers
NFIB reports slight dip in small business optimism
Opinion | Republicans forgot about the working class and that was a mistake
Montevallo keeps A-bond rating as enrollment rises
Britt talks data center accountability, defends Trump admin ratepayer pledge
- National
Analysis | The Court stops Trump’s ballot-mail overhaul—for now
Alabama delegation backs North Alabama for U.S. Space Academy
Sewell, Castor introduce bill to extend Medicare Part D premium program
Sen. Britt recognized as Federal Champion by the American Flood Coalition
Opinion | September 11: Always remember
- Education
Public charter commission OKs charter school merger, FY28 budget request
Governor approves Alabama’s first workforce pell program at Lawson State
ACHE Commission holds September 2026 meeting
Smithsonian traveling exhibition “Americans” coming to Atmore’s Strand Theater
September is College Savings Month in Alabama
- Health
Birmingham clinic faces scrutiny over delays in care for transgender patients
Lakeland Community Hospital receives grant to expand rural healthcare access
Alabama board warns residents about online physician impersonation
Alabama mental health centers receive more than $8 million in rural health grants
VA psilocybin trial offers Alabama veterans new hope
- Opinion
Free Speech stories
Featured Opinion
A century after Scopes, the fight over who controls acceptable knowledge remains alive in classrooms, statehouses and Washington across America.
Courts
A countersuit is planned alleging the arrest violated the woman's First Amendment rights.
Legislature
Numerous bills that received much attention during session died three-fourths through the process.
Courts
The new magazines were funded and published after the University of Alabama cancelled two student-run magazines last year.
Courts
The lawsuit alleges the library violated the group's constitutional rights by blocking religious gatherings.
Congress
U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures called on the University of Alabama to restore two suspended student publications.
News
This week’s episode examines censorship, religious discrimination, and why so many Americans doubt the promise of upward mobility.
Education
Advocates demanded reinstatement after the university cited a nonbinding memo to shut down publications focused on Black culture and women’s lifestyle.
Featured Opinion
A small act of defiance in Washington reminds us that courage and conscience, not compliance, have always been democracy’s lifeblood.