Sep 08 Appeals court sympathetic to challenge over voter rules By Sam Hananel, Associated Press A federal appeals court on Thursday seemed likely to side with voting rights groups seeking to block Kansas, Georgia and Alabama from requiring residents to prove they are U.S. citizens when registering to vote using a national form. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 8:11 Alabama lawyer seeks to remind school-based police that students are still children By PBS News Hour Last September, a federal court in Alabama ruled that the disciplinary practices used by the Birmingham Police Department toward high school students were unconstitutional. The police department’s appeal will be heard next month. Ebony Howard, the lawyer who filed the… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: Kansas incumbent loses House GOP primary; Obama pardons 214 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.) lost the GOP primary on Tuesday. During his three terms, he repeatedly conflicted with party leaders, a pattern that cost him his seat on the House Agricultural Committee. Also, President Obama… Continue watching
May 07 Alabama judge suspended over order to deny gay couples marriage licenses By Michael D. Regan Alabama's chief supreme court justice was suspended by a judicial oversight committee on Friday for issuing an order that required probate courts to deny applications for marriage licenses for same-sex couples. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 8:24 Push for a new national park in Alabama is an upstream battle By PBS News Hour Southern Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw River Delta is one of the most biologically diverse spots in North America. Some environmental activists, among them E.O. Wilson, are pushing for a new national park in the area to protect the delta’s biodiversity from development. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 9:29 Violent, overcrowded Alabama prisons hit a breaking point By Frank Carlson Alabama has the most overcrowded prison system in the nation: More than 24,000 inmates are housed in a system designed for half that number. The violence, overcrowding and actions taken by the federal government pushed state government to action, passing… Continue watching
Mar 07 Supreme Court overturns Alabama ruling against lesbian mother's adoption By Mark Sherman and Phillip Lucas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Alabama's top court went too far when it tried to upend a lesbian mother's adoption of her partner's children. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 7:01 How one chief tried to reverse police wrongs of the civil rights era By PBS News Hour As a young officer in Montgomery, Alabama, Kevin Murphy wondered why no one had ever acknowledged past injustices committed by police against civil rights activists. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks with Murphy about his initiatives as police chief to promote… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Ala. chief justice urges halt on same-sex marriage licenses By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Alabama state Chief Justice Roy Moore urged local officials to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples, saying the Supreme Court decision is at odds at his court's earlier rulings, causing confusion. Also, the Republican-led House… Continue watching
Dec 26 Death toll rises from storms that hit southern U.S. By Michael D. Regan Residents of several southern states on Saturday began surveying the ruins left by tornadoes and heavy rains that barreled through the region this week, killing at least 18 people. Continue reading