Tag: justice
New Visitor’s Center to Open Next to Birmingham’s Historic 16th Street...
By Pat Byington
bhamnow.com
The city of Birmingham’s Design Review Committee this week approved the design of a new 16th Street Baptist Church Multi-Purpose Visitor and Educational Center...
Supreme Court Won’t Revisit Alabama Voting Map That Gives Blacks Greater...
BY MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to...
Prepared Excerpts by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson at Birmingham’s 16th Street...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson, making her first visit to Alabama, delivered a special memorial service address in...
U.S. Assistant AG Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks at Miles College
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
For The Birmingham Times
United States Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke on Thursday encouraged Miles College students to consider using their talents for...
Justice Brown-Jackson’s Influence Being Felt on the U.S. Supreme Court
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
With the U.S. Supreme Court entering its summer recess, Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson, the newest to the bench, wraps her first...
Anne-Marie Adams, Former Jefferson County Circuit Clerk, Dies at 77
The Birmingham Times
Former Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Anne-Marie Adams, who served as clerk from 2000 to 2018 has died. She was 77.
A funeral mass...
Birmingham Freedom Fest Returns In-Person July 29
lrymediagroup.com
Birmingham Freedom Fest — a music and empowerment festival held at Kelly Ingram Park -- returns Saturday July 29 after a three-year hiatus for in-person experiences due...
LGBTQ+ Groups at State Capitol to Protest Series of GOP Bills
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Hundreds gathered in downtown Montgomery on Tuesday to protest a number of LGBTQ+-related bills currently put forth by Republican members...
Alabama DA: ‘Dead Guys Don’t Get Out of Graves; But Guys...
By Amy Yurkanin | ayurkanin@al.com
Mothers of homicide victims joined prosecutors and law enforcement Sunday to push for solutions as Birmingham struggles with high rates of...
Birmingham Police Chief Issues Statement on Tyre Nichols of Memphis
By Adrian Sainz
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the...