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US court revives and remands Alabama burial ground dispute in Muscogee Nation case

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Friday vacated a previous ruling that dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Oklahoma-based Muscogee (Creek) Nation, who challenged the construction of a casino in Alabama on land they claim is sacred.

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Alabama enacts law banning vaccine passports

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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill on Monday that blocks state institutions and businesses from requiring people to show proof of vaccination in order to receive goods or services. ” Under the new law, businesses may not deny customers based on immunization documentation. However, this amendment was not adopted.

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Advocacy groups file lawsuit to block Alabama law criminalizing absentee voting assistance

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SB 1, signed into law last month, criminalizes requests or collections of absentee ballots for someone other than close relatives. The suit’s plaintiffs include several civil rights organizations, the ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Alabama-based advocacy groups.

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Coalition of rights groups sues Alabama to block enforcement of law criminalizing absentee ballot assistance

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A coalition of rights groups led by the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday challenging four provisions of Alabama Senate Bill 1 , Act No. The case is in the Southern Division of the Northern District of Alabama. ” Alabama is among the states with the most rigid absentee ballot process.

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Alabama legislature advances bill that restricts books ‘harmful to minors’ in public libraries

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The Alabama House of Representatives voted 72-28 to pass HB 385 , which prohibits public libraries from providing materials that are “harmful to minors” or “obscene.” ” The bill, which passed on Thursday, will now go to the Alabama Senate. In the US Supreme Court case Miller v.

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Alabama governor signs bill legalising medical marijuana

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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill Monday legalizing the use of medical marijuana in the state. The new law comes after decades of republican opposition to the issue, which has gradually been fading. Alabama’s State Legislature voted to legalize medical marijuana earlier this month.

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Man pleads guilty to planting explosive device outside Alabama Attorney General’s office

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Department of Justice announced on Friday that Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert pleaded guilty in federal court to the malicious use of an explosive device after detonating a bomb outside the Alabama attorney general’s office in February. Law enforcement arrested him on April 10. Attorney General Merrick B.

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