Nuclear Power
Nuclear Development LLC claim in a $29 million federal complaint that the Tennessee Valley Authority refused to sell it the unfinished Bellefonte nuclear power plant in Hollywood, Ala., under terms of a contract.
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Alabama Police Suggest Black Man Shouldn’t Have Held His Gun
Police in Alabama promised transparency Monday after a weekend of protests in response to an officer fatally shooting a black man who pulled out his legally permitted weapon following gunfire at a shopping mall.
Read more1 Dead, 2 Hurt after Alabama Mall Shooting
Police responding to a fight inside an Alabama shopping mall shot and killed a man who had brandished a weapon, authorities said Friday. Two other people were injured, including a 12-year-old girl.
Read moreEPA Official Arrested on Felony Ethics Charges in Alabama
The Trump administration’s top environmental official for the Southeast has been arrested on Alabama state ethics charges related to a scheme to help a coal company avoid paying for a costly toxic waste cleanup.
Read moreAlabama Accused of Suppressing Votes of Black Students
Four black Alabama students filed a federal lawsuit against state officials Friday, claiming they were told to cast provisional ballots on Election Day even though they registered to vote before the deadline.
Read moreProposed Amendments Reignite Culture Wars in Alabama
In an interview with Courthouse News, controversial former judge Roy Moore says an Alabama ballot initiative allowing the display of the Ten Commandments on state property – an act that got him removed from the state’s high court 15 years ago – has the support of the people because it recognizes moral values.
Read moreMurder Case With Dueling Transcripts Rejected by Supreme Court
In a capital-murder case where two transcripts are at odds on whether the trial was constitutional, Justice Sonia Sotomayor explained Monday that the Supreme Court had no choice but to turn away the appeal.
Read moreRoy Moore Sues Sacha Baron Cohen for $95 Million
Former Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore sued Sacha Baron Cohen and Showtime for $95 million on Wednesday, claiming he was duped into appearing on Cohen’s “Who Is America?”
Read moreEleventh Circuit Begrudgingly Allows Alabama Abortions
The 11th Circuit on Wednesday affirmed that Alabama cannot enforce its law that prohibits and criminalize second-trimester abortions unless the fetus is dead before it is extracted.
Read moreRoy Moore Attorney Sues ‘Reputation’ Manager
Attorney Trenton Garmon, known for representing former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore during his controversial U.S. Senate race last year, sued a digital “reputation” manager, saying it failed to bury unflattering media about him.
Read moreAlabama Environmentalist Press 11th Circuit for EPA Oversight for State Permitting
Attorneys representing seven Alabama environmental groups asked the 11th Circuit on Friday to revoke the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s authority to issue water discharge permits on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Read more11th Circuit Hears NAACP Challenge to Alabama Voter ID Law
Attorneys representing a state NAACP chapter asked the 11th Circuit on Friday to throw out a district court ruling which dismissed their challenge to Alabama’s voter ID law without a trial.
Read moreRoy Moore Sues PAC Over Negative Campaign Ads
Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore claims in a state lawsuit Wednesday that he was defamed last year by a political action committee’s multi-million-dollar advertising campaign against him during a highly publicized special election in Alabama.
Read moreIncumbent Swamps Challenger in Alabama Republican Primary
Incumbent Congresswoman Martha Roby tromped former Congressman Bobby Bright on Tuesday in the Republican primary runoff in Alabama’s Second Congressional District.
Read moreAlabama Runoff Tests Unwritten Rules for Republicans
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CN) — Republican voters in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District today will determine which is the greater political sin:
Read moreThree Southern States Sued Over Racial Gerrymandering
Citing the states’ long histories of suppressing the right to vote among their black voters, an organization headed by former Attorney General Eric Holder sued three states in the Deep South, accusing them of using gerrymandering to dilute the strength of their black voters.
Read moreFeds Urged to Set Habitat for Spring Pygmy Sunfish
Five years after U.S. officials marked the spring pygmy sunfish as threatened, the absence of a critical habitat has left the tiny fish clinging to survival, environmentalists claim in a federal complaint.
Read moreBirmingham Attorney Confirmed for Federal Bench in Alabama
The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly confirmed an Alabama attorney to a seat on the federal court in Birmingham.
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