Legislature Bill to dismiss tickets when the officer doesn’t attend court delayed The bill would require that a traffic offense be dismissed if the officer who wrote the citation is not present for the defendant's court... Brandon MoseleyApril 15, 2021
Legislature Committee advances bill to make speeding alone not a jailable offense The bill would make the charge of speeding alone a charge where the offender could not be sentenced to jail or prison. Brandon MoseleyApril 15, 2021
Legislature State Rep. Juandalynn Givan: If allegations are true, then John Merrill should resign Givan said Secretary of State John Merrill should resign and that he should be investigated over the allegations. Brandon MoseleyApril 9, 2021
Legislature Medical marijuana bill advances out of House Judiciary Committee The committee gave the medical marijuana bill a favorable report after a lengthy debate. Brandon MoseleyApril 8, 2021
Legislature Senate committee advances resentencing bill Bill would allow judges to resentence nonviolent offenders who were sentenced more harshly than they would be today. Brandon MoseleyMarch 23, 2021
State Chief justice says the state needs 21 more judges Chief Justice Tom Parker says that Alabama needs more judges to deal with a backlog in the court system. Brandon MoseleyMarch 8, 2021
Legislature House committee gives favorable report to “born alive” bill “The born alive” bill, House Bill 237, is sponsored by State Rep. Ginny Shaver, R-Leesburg. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 25, 2021
Legislature House is expected to consider Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights The House has the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights on Tuesday's proposed special order calendar Brandon MoseleyFebruary 23, 2021
Legislature Alabama Legislature returns for week three Day seven of the 2021 Legislative Session begins on Tuesday. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 22, 2021
Legislature House passes bill giving ALEA wiretapping authority in drug trafficking cases HB17 passed the House by a vote of 80 to 14 with five members abstaining. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 10, 2021