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Alabama

Alabama Republicans Think the Supreme Court Is Partisan | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

To hear the Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices tell it, they are not partisan hacks. And it is unfair for anyone to suggest otherwise. “This Court is not comprised of a bunch of partisan hacks,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett insisted in a 2021 speech at the University of Louisville’s McConnell Center, named after Senator Mitch McConnell. […]

Mayor

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will be required to produce evidence, emails about her ‘enemies list,’ court orders

Boston’s Democrat Mayor Michelle Wu, 38, admitted to compiling the list – her press secretary said it came at the request from police over safety concerns Communications about the list will be aired in court after the attorney for accused gunman restauranteur Patrick Mendoza demanded to see them Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will be required […]

Alabama

Alabama Is Defying the Supreme Court on Voting Rights | #elections | #alabama

Supreme Court rulings are meant to be the law of the land, but Alabama is taking its recent opinion on the Voting Rights Act as a mere recommendation. In an echo of mid-century southern defiance of school desegregation, the Yellowhammer State’s Republican-controlled legislature defied the conservative-dominated Court’s directive to redraw its congressional map with an […]

City Council

How and when will the Salt Lake City Council pick a replacement for Amy Fowler? | #citycouncil

Her resignation from the seven-member council is effective July 3. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Amy Fowler takes the oath of office as a Salt Lake City Council member on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Fowler will resign July 3 after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in May. | June […]

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EC mayor sues and blasts Common Council over city election maps

EAST CHICAGO — The mayor is suing to stop the May 2 primary election from using a Common Council map drawn by his opponents. Mayor Anthony Copeland is asking Lake Superior Court Judge Bruce D. Parent to restrain election officials from distributing ballots based on changes to the boundaries of the six districts in which […]

City Council

Longview City Council plans workshop to review the municipal court’s track record | #citycouncil

Longview City Councilmember Mike Wallin and City Manager Kurt Sacha discuss the need for a criminal justice and courts workshop during the Dec. 8 council meeting. (KLTV, Contributed) The Longview City Council will be taking a harder look at its relationship with the court system next year. A somewhat pro forma vote at Thursday […]

Alabama

Looming ‘Merrill v. Milligan’ Supreme Court decision could affect future election procedures | #elections | #alabama

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Midterm elections are days away but when it comes to future elections a looming Supreme Court decision could have some effect on them. Merrill v. Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v. Holder, in 2013. The Shelby v. Holder decision allows certain […]

Alabama