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Alabama Senate approves bill to place politically-appointed board in charge of archives department

JURIST

The Alabama Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that puts a politically-appointed board in charge of the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH), as well as a bill that makes it easier for municipalities to fire members of a local library’s board of directors. One of the speakers was Delores R.

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Small Town Alabama Journalists Arrested, Ordered To Refrain From Reporting On Grand Jury Investigations

The Crime Report

” Local newspaper publisher Sherry Digmon and reporter Don Fletcher were arrested in Atmore, Alabama on October 27 and accused of revealing information about a grand jury investigation related to the Escambia County School Board. ” Abuse of grand jury information is a felony under Alabama law.

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The Slippery Notion of Boycotts in the Anti-ESG Movement

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

As these allegations of antitrust violations have risen to the fore, Republican Attorneys General have also taken aim at asset managers’ responses to ESG-related shareholder proposals. There are several statutes that form the basis of our antitrust laws. And what are the permissible boundaries of that behavior?

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What Do Startups Need to Know About Data Privacy Law?

Strictly Business

Additionally, there are a number of federal statutes that apply to specific business activities that implicate data privacy issues. Although these state laws are based on the FTC Act, they are often enforced more aggressively by state attorneys general and private litigants and apply to conduct that would not be illegal under the FTC Act.

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Alabama AG argues state can prosecute people who help others obtain abortion care

JURIST

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed a motion Monday arguing that the state can prosecute those who assist people with accessing out-of-state abortion care. A recent study found that 25-44 percent of pregnant people seeking an abortion in Alabama had to travel out of state, even before Dobbs v.

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Restitution, medical malpractice, and a capital appeal

SCOTUSBlog

Delaware, like many states, has enacted an affidavit of merit law that requires medical-malpractice plaintiffs, in conjunction with filing a complaint, to file an affidavit signed by an expert or the plaintiffs attorney attesting to their belief that the case is meritorious. Shockley was convicted and sentenced to death.

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New York Times Loses Effort to Block Kai Spears Defamation Action

JonathanTurley

The New York Times lost a critical effort to block the defamation lawsuit brought by University of Alabama basketball player Kai Spears. The Times ran an article “A Fourth Alabama Player Was at a Deadly Shooting, in a Car Hit by Bullets.” We have previously discussed retraction statutes that can limit damages or actions.