ACLU News & Articles
Lack of Trust, Transparency, and Accountability in Madison City
A small group of people can overturn the most powerful tools we have to protect freedom, and they can do it without taking a single vote. Neither the Constitutions of the United States and Alabama,…
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ACLU Report Predicts Alabama Prison Population Increase Due To Stalled Paroles
Today, the Campaign for Smart Justice with ACLU of Alabama released a report with dire predictions about Alabama’s prison crisis. Based on an analysis of current parole practices using five years of data from the…
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Alabama Ordered To Pay $675,964 Over 2016 Abortion Law
On Friday, September 20th U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ordered the State of Alabama to pay the legal fees for the attorneys of the abortion…
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ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Alabama Over Abortion Ban
The ACLU has made good on their promise to sue Alabama over their abortion ban by filing a lawsuit today against the state.
“Make no mistake: Abortion remains – and will remain –…
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Governor Kay Ivey Signs Near Total Abortion Ban Into Law
Just a day after the Alabama Senate passed an abortion bill that would ban abortions in all cases except when a mother’s life is at risk, Governor Kay Ivey has signed HB…
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Alabama House Passes Abortion Ban Bill That Includes Rape, Incest
The Alabama House voted 74-3 yesterday in favor of HB 314, a bill that would ban abortions even in cases of rape and incest. Democrats walked out on the vote.
The bills…
Continue To ArticleAlabama Bill Bans Abortion In All Cases Except When Mother’s Life At Risk
Alabama Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) introduced HB 314 today to ban abortions in Alabama.
The bill would make abortion and attempted abortion a Class A Felony offense except in cases where…
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