In the Middle of a Pandemic, This Alabama City Is Still Throwing People in Jail for Unpaid Traffic Tickets and Missed Court Dates
County offices and courts are closed for COVID-19, but the jails are full.
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Tonight, Alabama Will Execute a Man Who Didn't Commit Murder
Only 10 jurors sentenced Nathaniel Woods to death for the deaths of three police officers.
Meet 2 Alabama Cops Proud of Seizing Panhandlers' Signs at Christmas
Peace on earth and good will toward men?
Alabama Republicans Now Support Hate Crime Laws—To Protect Police Officers
The state wants to add cops to the list of oppressed classes.
Alabama's 'Three Strikes' Law Sent Alvin Kennard to Prison for 36 Years. He Stole $50.
The man will finally be released from prison.
Alabama Prosecutor Will Drop Charges Against Marshae Jones for Miscarrying After She Was Shot
Sanity prevails (for now) in Alabama case that sparked national outrage.
A Pregnant Woman in Alabama Was Shot in the Stomach and Miscarried. Now, Alabama Cops Are Charging Her With Manslaughter.
What the hell is going on with this state?
Alabama Passes New Transparency Requirements for Civil Asset Forfeiture
Alabama is one of the least transparent states in the U.S. when it comes to civil asset forfeiture. That could be changing.
Abortion Ban in Alabama Designed 'To Directly Challenge Roe v. Wade'
Plus: Twitter team pushes back against Devin Nunes lawsuit, candidates stumble on Medicare for All, and more...
Hail Satan? A New Documentary Depicts Devil Worshipers as Unlikely Defenders of the First Amendment
Director Penny Lane chronicles the rise of the Satanic Temple, a group that combines theatrical stunts with political activism.
Alabama Police Ruined a Couple's Lives Over $50 of Weed. Now the Charges Against Them Have Been Dropped
Greg and Teresa Almond filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Randolph County Sheriff's Department after it raided their house and seized their savings for a misdemeanor pot offense.
Alabama Cops Raided Their House, Seized Their Cash, and Ruined Their Lives Over $50 of Marijuana
Greg and Teresa Almond lost their house after a financially devastating drug raid involving civil asset forfeiture.
Please Don't Help the Alabama Authorities Catch This Escaped Drug Dealer
Dyron Rashad Primus is serving 15 years for synthetic marijuana charges. That's absurd.
Supreme Court Rejects Stay of Execution for Alabama Inmate After Imam Not Allowed in Chamber
The Alabama prison allows a Christian chaplain in the execution chamber to pray with death row inmates, but it refused to let an imam inside.
Alabama Cop 'Justified' in Killing Innocent Man, Says State Attorney General
The AG's report suggests Emantic Bradford was in the wrong for simply carrying a firearm.
If You Want to See the Future of Political Trolling—and Elections—Look to Alabama
A second covert campaign against Judge Roy Moore is revealed, suggesting that voters need to up their media-literacy game, and fast.
Alabama Police Shot Innocent Man Three Times From the Back, Independent Autopsy Says
Meanwhile, the officers involved can't get their stories straight.
Do Alabama Police Who Killed the Wrong Man Know What 'Brandished' Means?
Emantic Bradford Jr. may have had a gun. But he didn't deserve to die.
An Alabama County Votes to End Sheriff Abuse of Jail Food Funds
A sheriff in Etowah County purchased a $740,000 beach house with money intended to feed inmates.
Alabama's Biased, Punitive, and Expensive War on Marijuana Is Ruining Lives
Black people in Alabama are more than four times as likely to be arrested for a marijuana offense, according to a new report.
State AGs in Michael's Path Agree to Stop the Flow of Needed Goods
Price gouging is not the evil many officials make it out to be.
Alabama Lawmakers Still Trying to Get Government Out of Marriage
Why do adults need a judge's approval to be married, anyway?
Alabama Prosecutor, Sheriff Threaten to Put More People in Prison in Order to Keep Seizing Massive Amounts of Property
Lawmakers are considering long-overdue civil asset forfeiture reform, and law enforcement leaders aren't happy.
Alabama Raked in $2.2 Million in Civil Asset Forfeiture in 2015
A new bill introduced by state lawmakers would require a criminal conviction for the government to keep someone's property.
Small Alabama Town Hired Cops, Judge, Prosecutor, Set Up Speed/Asset Forfeiture Trap
Motorists have found alternate routes, and now the townspeople may lose their police force.
Doug Jones, Roy Moore, and the Politics of the Lesser Evil
No one earns a mandate by merely being less awful than the other guy.
Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Seat; Roy Moore Does Not Concede
Final tally: 49.9 to 48.4 percent.
Dear Alabama: You Don't Have To Choose Between Roy Moore and Doug Jones
The Libertarian Party's write-in longshot, Ron Bishop, is also in the race. Bonus: a baker's dozen non-pedo reasons to dislike Roy Moore.
Roy Moore Sees Restoration of Voting Rights of Felons as a Plot Against Him
A law signed by Alabama's Republican governor allows many ex-cons to return to the ballot box.
Alabama Senate Election Shouldn't Be a Binary Choice
The two-party system isn't responsive to consumer (voter) needs.
Roy Moore Concedes Fondling a 14-Year-Old Would Disqualify a Senate Candidate
That is farther than some of his defenders are willing to go.
Under Alabama Law, Roy Moore's Alleged Encounter With a Teenager Is a Serious Crime With Lifelong Consequences
The Republican Senate candidate would still be paying for his actions four decades later.
Alabama Secretary of State Wants Willful Violators of New Voting Law Jailed for 5 Years
Better to punish officials who couldn't implement the new law in a timely fashion.
Alabama Police Use Asset Forfeiture to Ruin an Innocent Small Business Owner
"The police just fucked my life."
Racially Motivated School-Secession Case Shows Need for Expanded School Choice
The NAACP has filed an appeal to stop the secession, on the grounds that race was an underlying factor in creating the new school district.
Alabama Bans Margarita Pitchers, Declaring Them Adulterated
Regulators say six separate drinks are fine, but combining them in one vessel is a crime.
Teen Must Get $110 Business License to Cut Lawns for $20
Mayor says he wants to fix the problem by creating other types of licenses.
Shooting of Unarmed Airman Ruled 'Reasonable'—Dashcam Vid Released Three Years Later
Footage shows the cleared officer shooting Michael Davidson within 6 seconds of the man exiting his vehicle.
"If Alabamians Can Put Man on the Moon, We Can Build New Prisons."
Gov. Bentley's "State of the State Address" is a telling mashup of Idiocracy, Cool Hand Luke, and All the King's Men.
