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28 Feb 2011, 1:39 pm by Michael Markarian
Several states are working to upgrade their anemic anti-cockfighting statutes, and bills to combat cockfighting have been introduced this year or are expected to be soon in Alabama, California, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. [read post]
17 Mar 2010, 1:31 pm by John Watts & M. Stan Herring
They reflect a strong public policy, as determined by legislative bodies and courts, that "it is unjust to fail to put the adversary on notice to defend within a specified period of time and that `the right to be free of stale claims in time comes to prevail over the right to prosecute them.'" United States v. [read post]
8 Jun 2008, 6:52 pm
Alabama: "That every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state. [read post]
14 Sep 2011, 7:32 am by Bill Raftery
Law Alabama HB 601 / SB 440 Repeals all existing laws with respect to indigent defense. [read post]
17 May 2008, 11:35 am
It should be scrapped and replaced with an adequate meal budget that, like the rest of the Sheriff's departmental expenses, is approved and funded by a legislative body. [read post]
11 Apr 2016, 7:32 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
United States) consists of a kickback conspiracy between traffic cops and body shop owners. [read post]
11 Apr 2020, 9:26 am by bhorton
Other examples of state restrictions include legislation and policy changes in Louisiana, which resulted in the June Medical Services, LLC v. [read post]
28 Jul 2020, 5:08 am
"More than a dozen states have recently introduced legislation to ban transgender athletes from competition, including in Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio and Tennessee, where lawmakers have argued that transgender athletes are gaining an unfair advantage in sports at all levels at the expense of cisgender girls and women.... [read post]
11 Apr 2011, 12:00 pm by Bill Raftery
Bill Provisions Status Alabama SB 61 (Constitutional Amendment) Defines foreign law as “any law, rule, or legal code, or system established, used, or applied in a jurisdiction outside of the states or territories of the United States, or which exist as a separate body of law, legal code, or system adopted or used anywhere by any people, group, or culture different from the Constitution and laws of the United States or the State of… [read post]
Jaffree, the Court struck down an Alabama law mandating a moment of silence at the beginning of public school classes because the Court concluded, based in significant measure on historical evidence and legislative history, that the law was a backdoor attempt to reintroduce prayer in the schools. [read post]
30 Jan 2012, 6:00 am by Bill Raftery
Alabama SB 33 (Constitutional Amendment) Enacts American and Alabama Laws for Alabama Courts Amendment. [read post]
28 Jan 2024, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
”According to a report in the Guardian, during the legislative debate about nitrogen hypoxia, Alabama state Senator Trip Pittman described it as a “more humane option” for putting condemned prisoners to death. [read post]
20 Mar 2024, 10:19 am by Betty S.W. Graumlich and Samantha Sedivy
Some states, including Alabama, Delaware, Hawaii, and Minnesota, ban employers from asking applicants for their salary history. [read post]
15 Mar 2011, 10:30 am by Bill Raftery
Bill Provisions Status Alabama SB 61 (Constitutional Amendment) Defines foreign law as “any law, rule, or legal code, or system established, used, or applied in a jurisdiction outside of the states or territories of the United States, or which exist as a separate body of law, legal code, or system adopted or used anywhere by any people, group, or culture different from the Constitution and laws of the United States or the State of… [read post]
25 Jul 2012, 7:11 am by Richard Pildes
The DOJ’s failed prosecutions of John Edwards and Ted Stevens have gotten far more national attention, but this massive and failed Alabama case illustrates the profound consequences to state and local politics that can result from DOJ criminal prosecution of legislative action at the murky boundary between legitimate campaign contributions and bribery. [read post]
14 Oct 2011, 3:04 pm by Rekha Arulanantham, ACLU
Which legislative body voted this week to allow hospitals to refuse emergency abortion care to women dying of pregnancy complications? [read post]