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• With Corruption Flowing Like Sewage in Downtown Birmingham, It's Time for a...

  

  Jay Town and Mark Crosswhite Has Birmingham become the epicenter of corruption in Alabama, much as Phenix City was in the 1950s? Is it time for a thorough... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Alabama Supreme Court Denies Drummond's Request to Be Treated Like a Law Firm,...

  

  Alabama Supreme Court The Alabama Supreme Court has denied Drummond Company's request for a writ of mandamus, apparently setting up a trial in the $75-million... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• It's Tempting to View Liz Cheney as a Saint for Calling out Donald Trump's "Big...

  

  Liz Cheney As an avowed progressive, I've become enamored lately with U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) for her willingness to call out Donald Trump for his "Big... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Birmingham Police Officer Calls Joe Biden and Democrats "enemies of the United...

  

  Birmingham Police An Alabama police officer has been placed on administrative duty after posting online that President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Derek Chauvin's Muder Trial Reveals the Truth About George Floyd's Death, Which...

  

  Derek Chauvin A guilty verdict for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd could be a sign of hope that America will get... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Karen Garner, a 73-year-old Woman with Dementia, Suffers Broken Arm and Other...

  

  Evidence is overwhelming that Black Americans absorb the majority of damage rogue law-enforcement officers inflict on our society. But a case is unfolding in... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• A Loose Coalition of Right-wing Media Types, Including Roy Moore's Son, Brought...

  

  John Merrill and Cesaire McPherson As an avowed progressive, I generally hold little regard for right-wing media. But after reading "Sex, lies and the Alabama... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• "Eggshell Skull Rule" Means Derek Chauvin Had to Take George Floyd "as He Found...

  

  Closing arguments are set to begin today in the case of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, on trial for murder in the death of George Floyd. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Fatal Police Shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota Raises This Troubling...

  

  Daunte Wright protest A Minnesota police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man, during a traffic stop on Sunday in the Minneapolis suburb... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• With Roundabout Ties to an Ohio Bribery Scandal (on Alabama Power's Behalf) and...

  

  John Merrill and Cesaire McPherson Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, who admitted to an extramarital affair last week that caused him to step out of the... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• "Unfinished Business," Including $75-million Lawsuit and Enhanced Regulatory...

  

  Drummond Company Descendants of the late CEO Garry Neil Drummond are trying to sell Drummond Company amid slumping demand for coal, according to a report at... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• John Merrill, Alabama's GOP Secretary of State, Pulls the Plug on 2022 U.S....

  

  Cesaire McPherson (Facebook) Alabama's Republican Secretary of State John Merrill will not run for U.S. Senate in 2022 after admitting to an extramarital affair... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Tommy Gallion's Amended Complaint in Gambling-related Lawsuit Against Del Marsh ...

  

  Del Marsh Individuals named in a gambling-related lawsuit have denied in press reports that bribery, or discussions of bribery, took place to give the Poarch... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Derek Chauvin's Defense Team Dusts off the "myth of the Supernegro" in Former...

  

  George Floyd arrest Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, on trial in the death of George Floyd, is employing a defense that focuses largely on "the... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Shane Aumic Dies in Tiny Ava, Missouri, After Officer Kneels on His Back, a...

  

  Shane Aumic, in a family photo Former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin is being tried for murder this week in the racially charged death of George Floyd. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Alabama Law Holds That "secrecy in the Exercise of Judicial Power is Not...

  

  Tamara Harris Johnson (Part Two) An Alabama judge cites a case styled Holland v. Eads, 614 So. 2d 1012 (Ala. Sup. Ct., 1993) as grounds for sealing the record i... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Alabama Judge Steps Well Outside the Law in Sealing the Record in $75-million...

  

  Drummond Coal An Alabama judge has sealed the record in a $75-million lawsuit related to the North Birmingham Superfund bribery scandal, according to a report a... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Lawsuit Over Fatal Shooting of Black Youth by White Police Officer in Mobile, AL...

  

  Protesters seek justice for Michael Dashawn Moore A Mobile, AL, woman has settled a lawsuit for $2.5 million after a white police officer fatally shot her... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Kansas City Police Officer Faces Assault Charge After Directing "fogger Spray"...

  

  A police officer in Kansas City, MO, has been indicted for assault after spraying chemicals into the face of a 15-year-old black girl during a protest last... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Could Toxic Waste from Miller Steam Plant Ash Ponds Become a Headache for Alabam...

  

  Miller Steam Plant in west Jefferson County, AL Alabama Power's Miller Steam Plant has been named the No. 1 emitter of greenhouse gases in the country. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2021 LEGAL, SOCIETY