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18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL AL high court allows city bankruptcies to proceed
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court paved the way for the city of Pritchard to move forward with a nearly 3-year-old filing for bankruptcy. The ruling released on Friday says cities don't need to have bond debt in order to declare bankruptcy. That means Pritchard's filing can move forward, but also paves the way for Jefferson County's largest-in-history municipal bankruptcy. When ...
18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Lawyer sues judge, two others in Rosa Parks estate case - Montgomery Advertiser
DETROIT (USA TODAY) — In a highly unusual move, a lawyer is suing a Wayne County probate judge and two court-appointed lawyers ... hero by refusing to give up her seat to a white man on an Alabama bus in 1955. She and her husband eventually moved ...
18, May 2012 - Alabama seeks trial against BP in oil spill claims - Yahoo Finance
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The state of Alabama is asking a federal judge to clear the way for a trial against petroleum giant BP over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A federal judge in New Orleans has said he is leaning in favor of ...
18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Attorney General likes some Immigration law changes - WAAY-TV
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says he is not opposed to the Alabama Legislature making some changes to the state's immigration law. He says he only wants lawmakers to hold off on changing sections dealing with provisions ...
18, May 2012 - Autauga, AL Woman, 41, arrested for sex with teen - Montgomery Advertiser
Jail records show that Shannon Gulledge Crowe ... 20 after a joint investigation conducted by the local office of the Alabama Department of Human Resources and the Autauga County Sheriff’s Office led to the charges against her.
18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Alabama restricting some cold, allergy medicines - CNBC
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Legislature has passed ... passed in recent years to try to slow down meth production. According to national crime statistics, Alabama police found 665 locations where meth was being made in 2010. "Alabama has an epidemic ...
18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Several free events celebrate new exhibit at Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery - Birmingham News
MONTGOMERY ... of art from Alabama artists. The exhibit will remain open every Friday and Saturday from noon until 4 p.m. throughout the year. The Freedom Rides Museum is located just south of the intersection of South Court Street and Adams ...
18, May 2012 - Legislature says no money for jailed Alabama mom - WDEF
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Legislature has refused to pay nearly $119,000 to a west Alabama woman who spent nine months in jail facing a capital murder charge that resulted from a botched autopsy on her newborn son. The Senate had included the ...
18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Alabama seeks trial against BP in oil spill claims - YAHOO!
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP ... in favor of approving a proposed class-action settlement to resolve billions of dollars in claims against BP. But the state of Alabama filed papers Tuesday arguing that a trial should be held this year to establish who is ...
18, May 2012 - There's a reason for the Moore vote - Montgomery Advertiser
When Moore hopped off his horse at his voting place in Etowah County ... him from office for failing to comply with a federal court order to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments that he placed in the Alabama Judiciary Building in Montgomery.
18, May 2012 - Bill to raise court fees goes to Bentley - Montgomery Advertiser
The Alabama House voted 61-37 moments before the session ... The House gallery was full with court officials from across the state who had been in and out of Montgomery for more than a week saying the bill was needed to keep courtrooms open.
18, May 2012 - Madison County may gain 2 seats and additional clout in state Legislature - Everything Alabama Blog
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Madison County would gain a ... Limestone County to reach northwest Huntsville. "I think the law was totally ignored in drafting the districts and, as a lawyer, I don't have much patience for ignoring the law," said ...
18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Appeals court upholds Washington's death sentence
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the capital murder conviction and death sentence given to a Montgomery man for the Jan. 20, 2003 beating deaths of an elderly couple during an apparent
18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL AG urges judge to set trial in BP oil spill case
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange has urged a Louisiana federal judge to set a trial date to hear claims of lost revenue by Alabama and Louisiana because of the massive BP oil spill. Strange said Friday that setting a trial date would put pressure on BP and other companies responsible for the spill. Strange has said that keeping pressure on BP would encourage the ...
18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Alabama fan indicted on after-BSC game sex charge - YAHOO!
The court set bond at $50,000. NEW ORLEANS (AP) The Alabama man accused of committing sexual battery ... Contributor Network LSU Lands Sam Montgomery, Eric Reid on Lott … When the 2012 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List came out, there were two LSU players ...
18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Union challenges Ala. immigration law under NAFTA - WAAY-TV
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An international labor union and a Mexican labor lawyers group have filed a complaint challenging Alabama's immigration law under an international trade agreement. The Service Employees International Union and Mexican National ...
18, May 2012 - More families building their own tornado shelters - News 8 KFMB
A year after the storms, sales of small residential shelters known as safe rooms are surging across much of the nation, especially in hard-hit communities such as Montgomery and Tuscaloosa in Alabama and in Joplin, Mo ... en route to jail and remained ...
18, May 2012 - Ala. Legislature to consider raising court fees - WJTV.com
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Hanging in limbo as Alabama legislators ... up $45 and the court fee for a criminal case would go up $40. The cost of going to small claims court would go up $15.
18, May 2012 - Alabama attorney general says wait on rewriting immigration law - Everything Alabama Blog
MONTGOMERY -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said he believes Alabama should hold off on changes to its immigration law until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on Arizona's similar law this summer. "My recommendation would be to wait until ...
18, May 2012 - Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama Senate hopes to raise revenue on victimless crimes - Examiner
Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, told The Montgomery Beureau According to the same article Alabama chief Justice Mike Malone defended the bill by saying the state could be forced to lay off as many as 500 court employees unless the bill becomes law.
18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Alabama tweaks state immigration law - United Press International
protesters demonstrated in the Capitol building in Montgomery. Seven people were arrested, including Mary Bauer, legal director of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which is challenging the Alabama law in court.
18, May 2012 - Vestavia, AL Auburn man apparently severs hand with chain saw - WKRN
Authorities say Jones was initially taken by ambulance to East Alabama Medical Center after a helicopter carrying him to Montgomery had mechanical trouble. He was later taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham ... the state Supreme Court to block retrials ...
18, May 2012 - Roy Moore the next Lazarus? - Wetumpka Herald
When Moore hopped off his horse at his voting place in Etowah County ... office for failing to comply with a federal court order to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments that he placed in the Alabama Judiciary Building in Montgomery.
18, May 2012 - Legislature says no money for jailed Alabama mom - WJTV.com
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) The Alabama Legislature has refused to pay nearly $119,000 to a west Alabama woman who spent nine months in jail facing a capital murder charge that resulted from a botched autopsy on her newborn son. The Senate had ...
18, May 2012 - Man claims LifeSouth blood gave him HIV - Times Daily
MONTGOMERY - An Alabama ... s attorneys, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis and Miles, headquartered in Montgomery, sought unspecified damages, but are asking that the award exceed the minimum required. A press release from the law firm’s website ...
18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Governor calls special session
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley issued a proclamation late Wednesday that would keep state legislators in Montgomery to address pending legislations.
18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Leaders of fraud ring sentenced in Alabama - WKRN
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Two Alabamians convicted of running ... Nashville man faces 100-plus child rape charges in Pa. Nashville man faces 100-plus child rape charges in Pa. The two men entered the Gulf station located in the 100 block of Nashville Highway ...
18, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Ala seeks trial against BP in oil spill claims
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The state of Alabama is asking a federal judge to clear the way for a trial against petroleum giant BP over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A federal judge in New Orleans has said he is leaning in favor of approving a proposed class-action settlement to resolve billions of dollars in claims against BP. But the state of Alabama filed papers Tuesday arguing that a ...
17, May 2012 - Alabama attorney general says legislators should make some immigration law changes now - Everything
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said this morning ... Legislative leaders and members of the business community were upset with Strange's initial comments, saying they did not want to wait the two months or more ...
17, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Hall of fame honors civil rights lawyer - Montgomery Advertiser
Those who despised him used other names. Morgan was one of only a handful of white lawyers in Alabama willing to take civil rights cases, and he could sense that violent spring that he had his work cut out for him. Then, on Sept. 15, it happened.
17, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Bill on sagging pants dies in Senate - Montgomery Advertiser
The Alabama Legislature faces a press of issues when it returns today, but drooping pants won’t be one of them. A bill sponsored by Rep. Alvin Holmes, D-Montgomery ... sentenced a man to three days in jail, finding his sagging pants in ...
17, May 2012 - Union challenges Ala. immigration law under NAFTA - WLOX
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An international labor union and a Mexican labor lawyers group have filed a complaint challenging Alabama's immigration law under an international trade agreement. The Service Employees International Union and Mexican National ...
17, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Immigration law changes headed for Senate vote - Montgomery Advertiser
But Justin Cox, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, which is suing the state over the law, disagreed, saying it invited “harassment and vigilantsm.” The changes also include a new section requiring the Alabama Attorney ...
17, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Alabama town agrees to pay $150,000 to settle suit - Montgomery Advertiser
PHENIX CITY — An Alabama city has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a ... promotion and was suspended in 2009 for disobeying orders and refusing to jail a man suspected of second-degree assault with a box cutter. Presley says she couldn't ...
17, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Montgomery sisters each sentenced to prison in stolen identity-tax fraud scheme - Everything Alabam
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Two Montgomery sisters were sentenced to 9 1/2 years in prison and more than half a million dollars restitution for their roles in a scheme that used stolen identities to obtain tax refunds. Loretta and Tracey Fergerson ...
17, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Authorities: Man with local ties lured girls online by posing as Justin Bieber
A former Walton County resident has been indicted by federal authorities for “online sextortion and cyberstalking of young girls.” Christopher P. Gunn, 31, also was charged with similar crimes in Alabama in April.
17, May 2012 - Cullman, AL Identity theft scheme lands two in jail for 25 years
Montgomery, Ala (WIAT) Crime may not pay, but it yielded millions for a pair of Alabama scammers before the feds nailed them. Now the pair faces 25 year prison sentences. Veronica Dale, of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced to 334 months and Alchico Grant of Lowndes County, Ala., was sentenced to 310 months in prison. In addition, Dale and Grant were both ordered to pay over $2.8 million in ...
17, May 2012 - Columbia, AL Media Advisory: Montgomery Housing Authority, The Michaels Organization to Break Ground on The Plaz
New affordable housing development is at the heart of revitalization efforts in historic downtown Montgomery, Alabama.Montgomery, AL (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 WHAT: City leaders, including Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange, Councilman Tracy Larkin, and John F. Knight Jr., Chairman of the Montgomery Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, will join executives from The Montgomery Housing Authority and ...
17, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Alabama Immigration Law Will Have 'Continuing And Lasting' Effects On Hispanic Students,
Alabama Republican state Sen. Scott Beason dismissed Perez's letter in a statement to The Montgomery Advertiser ... request -- and once every month thereafter -- but Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange later responded, questioning the ...
17, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Legislature says no money for jailed Alabama mom - MySanAntonio
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Legislature has refused to pay nearly $119,000 to a west Alabama woman who spent nine months in jail facing a capital murder charge that resulted from a botched autopsy on her newborn son. The Senate had included the ...
17, May 2012 - Montgomery, AL Identity theft scheme lands two in jail for 25 years - CBS42.com
Montgomery, Ala (WIAT) Crime may not pay, but it yielded millions for a pair of Alabama scammers before the feds nailed them. Now the pair faces 25 year prison sentences. Veronica Dale, of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced to 334 months and Alchico Grant of ...
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