National Alabama NAACP decries Supreme Court granting presidents legal immunity Alabama NAACP president Benard Simelton said Trump is “definitely not a king” and called for Supreme Court term limits. Chance PhillipsJuly 5, 2024
State Alabama NAACP’s Shelby Summit 2024: A catalyst for change The Shelby Summit is a call to action to urge Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. StaffMay 1, 2024
Local news Concerns raised over Moms for Liberty, guns at Madison Street Festival The primary point of contention surrounds the participation of gun vendors and the group known as Moms for Liberty. StaffOctober 5, 2023
State Alabama NAACP to host voting rights summit in Shelby County The summit will come on the 10th anniversary of the Shelby v. Holder decision. Patrick DarringtonJune 14, 2023
Courts Political leaders react to Supreme Court’s rejection of congressional map New Congressional districts could have huge effects on Alabama's Congressional delegation. Jacob HolmesJune 9, 2023
Courts Plaintiffs reflect on oral arguments on Congressional district map The plaintiffs say the state's "race-blind" approach to drawing maps is a strategy to disenfranchise Black voters. Jacob HolmesOctober 5, 2022
Courts Pringle says Legislature followed the law in drawing of Congressional district lines Rep. Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, carried the redistricting legislation in the House last year. Jacob HolmesSeptember 30, 2022
Prisons Incarcerated man alleges he was sexually assaulted by corrections officer A judge found that officials at the prison were shielded by qualified immunity, but the incarcerated man had presented evidence of First Amendment violations. John H. GlennAugust 17, 2022
Elections Legal brief argues that new Congressional districts crack Black belt A new legal brief filed in the ongoing legal battle over the state's new Congressional maps argues the failure to create a second Black-majority... Jacob HolmesJuly 14, 2022
Education DOJ, Madison County School Board reach agreement to “desegregate” schools The DOJ found that Black students were disciplined at an excessive rate and that multiple schools did not have a single Black faculty member. Jacob HolmesJuly 8, 2022