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.
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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.
Alabama Bans Publishing of Prostitution Mugshots, Allows Cops to Hold Suspected Sex Workers for 72 Hours
Constitutional violations abound in Alabama "Human Trafficking Safe Harbor Act."
Alabama's Chief Justice Faces Possible Ejection over Gay Marriage Resistance
It would be the second time Roy Moore was stripped of his title.
You're Now Free to Have a Hippie, Crunchy Funeral in Alabama
New law ends occupational license-mandated monopoly on casket sales.
Abortion Doctors in Alabama Don't Need Hospital Admitting Privileges
"Thousands of women per year" would be "unduly burdened" by the requirement, says a federal judge.
Alabama Bill to End State Marriage Licensing Back for New Vote
Have whatever ceremony you want (or not) and just file your paperwork.
Cop Arrested for Murder in Montgomery, Ala., City Opens Own Investigation to Placate Police
Aaron Smith was arrested for murder after shooting an unarmed man he said looked "suspicious."
State Judge Says Alabama Death Sentence Law is Unconstitutional
"Hijacked by partisan interests and unlawful legislative neglect."
Alabama Politicians Want to Exempt Themselves From Ethics Laws
Lawmakers could get immunity from crimes if they ask for "informal opinions" first.
New at Reason: Getting to the Facts Behind the "Neoconfederate Alabama Cops" Story
A viral outrage story from last month wasn't all it claimed, but the truth is still disturbing.
Alabama Cops, Confederate Flags, Racism, and an Over-Eager Media
Despite unsubstantiated claims that police planted evidence on black men, credible accusations of systemic racism and police malfeasance remain.
Alabama Getting Closer to Eliminating Marriage Licenses Entirely (UPDATE: Bill Fails for Now)
Little will change functionally, but people will just be freer to wed how they choose.
If a State Can't Get Out of the Marriage Business, Can It at Least Get Out of the Licensing Business?
Legislation in Alabama aims to do just that.
Friday A/V Club: Awkward Moments with Gov. George Wallace
From Birmingham 1963 to Charleston 2015
Jailers Who Had Female Inmates Dance Nude for Donuts Are Among Many Tales of Recent Abuse in Alabama Jails
Latest scandal mild in comparison to other recent abuse and corruption cases at Alabama county jails.
A Win for School Choice: Charters Are Coming to Alabama
The State Will Be the 44th to Allow Charters
Gay Marriage: A Done Deal?
Some see the Supreme Court tipping its hand by declining stays of rulings.
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore Is Not Happy Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down
He encourages governor to ignore a federal judge's rulings.
Another Unconstitutional Abortion Restriction Struck Down in the South; Judge Asks What If Similar Laws Applied to Guns?
Alabama will have to reconsider a requirement that abortion clinic doctors have local hospital admitting privileges.
