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Alabama

Alabama inmate may be first person to be executed this way | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Home Daily News Alabama inmate may be first person to be… Death Penalty Alabama inmate may be first person to be executed this way By Debra Cassens Weiss November 7, 2023, 12:24 pm CST The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the state to use nitrogen to execute a man for his role in a 1988 […]

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Alabama

Supreme Court once again moves the law significantly to the right | #elections | #alabama

U.S. Supreme Court The November 2016 presidential election profoundly reshaped the U.S. Supreme Court. President Donald Trump’s selection of three justices—Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett—created a solid six-justice conservative majority. The impact was seen a year ago, in Justice Barrett’s first full term on the court. In the October Term 2021, the […]

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Arkansas

Court Tosses Arkansas Ban On Medical Care For Trans Kids

Yesterday, a federal judge in Arkansas struck down the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender kids, finding that it violated the Equal Protection Clause, the Due Process rights of parents, and the First Amendment. “The State has failed to prove that gender-affirming care for minors with gender dysphoria is ineffective or riskier than other […]

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