Tag: judge
Alabama Judge Clears 1955 Court Record of Civil Rights Pioneer
By Jay Reeves
Associated Press
A judge has approved a request to wipe clean the court record of a Black woman who was arrested for refusing...
Ret. Judge Houston Brown and Attorney J. Mason Davis honored by...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Retired Jefferson County Judge Houston L. Brown and Birmingham lawyer J. Mason Davis, Jr. were honored Friday by the Birmingham...
Alabama judge booted for racist, inappropriate behavior
By JAY REEVES
AP News
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A judge who oversees elections in an Alabama county was removed from office after being accused of...
Birmingham Attorney Ruby Davis Victorious in First Bid for Judge’s Seat
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
It was a night of close calls for several national and local candidates in Tuesday's 2020 General Election, but not...
Supreme Court blocks curbside voting in Alabama
By KIM CHANDLER
AP NEWS
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Thursday blocked a lower court ruling allowing curbside voting...
Federal judge blocks Alabama’s strict abortion ban
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Alabama’s near-total abortion ban from taking effect next month and called...
Bill Cosby’s retrial on sex assault charges is set for November
By Maryclaire Dale
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby will be retried in November on charges he drugged and molested a woman more than a...
Local lawyers give first-hand accounts why they see violence escalating in...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
The Birmingham Times
Lawyers view the violence that permeates a community from a unique vantage point as they defend the accused, prosecute...
Obama nominates Muslim American for federal bench
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has nominated a Washington, D.C., attorney for the federal bench. If confirmed, he would be the first Muslim...
Judge Withdraws All Arrest Warrants Before 2015 in Ferguson
By Krystal Franklin, BlackAmericaWeb.com
An order to withdraw all arrest warrants issued in Ferguson, Missouri before December 31, 2014 was announced today.
CNN reports:
Municipal Court Judge Donald McCullin,...