Courts
On Thursday, the Eighth Circuit upheld an injunction placed on Arkansas' Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Judge Bill Filmore announces campaign for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Judge Chris McCool running for Alabama Supreme Court
Allen officially withdraws Alabama from the Electronic Registration Information Center
House District 10 challenge now at Alabama Supreme Court
Justice Sarah Stewart announces bid for Alabama Chief Justice
- Governor
- Legislature
State Rep. Paschal appointed vice chair of military, veterans committee
Hulsey elected freshman rep to Alabama House GOP leadership
New Hoover Rep. Mike Shaw seeks to consider unintended consequences of legislation
First pre-filed bill of new session aimed to crack down on fentanyl dealers
ALGOP praises Paschal bill that would make parental rights “fundamental rights”
- Economy
Online job ads in December up 3.9 percent from last year
Gov. Ivey announces another record high jobs count
Innovate Alabama opens second round of grant funding to benefit local entrepreneurs
Small business optimism drops, expectations for business conditions worsen
Most Alabama employers to see 54 percent unemployment insurance tax cut
- National
Sewell, Alabama delegation ask Biden to increase federal for disaster relief
Perry Hooper’s alleged victim “heartbroken, outraged” by recent pleadings
Sen. Katie Britt, colleagues reintroduce Full Faith and Credit Act
Biden grants disaster declaration for Alabama, triggering release of federal assistance
Rep. Sewell promises to coordinate federal response to tornado damage in Black Belt
- Education
- Health
State has spent nearly $1.7M on experts, lawyers in transgender medical care suit
Ivey attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for Craig Crisis Care Center
COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations jump in Alabama
In case over transgender health care ban, medical groups seek to quash state subpoenas
Medical Cannabis Commission receives 94 license applications
- Opinion
LGBTQ rights stories
State
The law restricts discussions on gender identity and sexual orientation in Alabama's kindergarten through fifth-grade classes.
National
As of May of this year, 18 states have enacted bans on transgender athletes being able to participate in sports.
Courts
Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Liles Burke found that the plaintiffs are substantially likely to win their case on multiple grounds.
Courts
The complaint alleges that the law violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
Health
Two similar lawsuits were dropped Friday without explanation, but counsel for the plaintiffs said they expect those suits to be refiled.
Health
An attorney for the plaintiffs said she expects the lawsuits to be refiled.
Courts
Doctors face criminal penalties including up to 10 years in prison if they continue to provide medical treatment to transgender children.
Courts
The families allege the new law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Legislature
Cathryn Oakley, Human Rights Campaign state legislative director and senior counsel, called the bills “the single most anti-transgender legislative package in history.”
