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Alabama is not the first state to defy a Supreme Court ruling: 3 essential reads on why that matters

In its 5-4 Allen v. Milligan decision on June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the state of Alabama to redraw its congressional voting districts and consider race as it made up the new districts. The court had found that the state’s political districts diluted the strength of Black…

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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts uses conflicting views of race to resolve America's history of racial discrimination

In two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 summer recess, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote majority opinions that involved the use of race.

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Sen. Tuberville's blockade of US military promotions takes a historic tradition to a radical new level – and could go beyond Congress' August break

As Congress prepares to head into its August 2023 break, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama, shows no signs of ending his five-month-long hold on military promotions for several hundred senior officers, namely generals and admirals.

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Carlee Russell claimed she was kidnapped by a man with orange hair who lured her with a baby. It was all a lie

Carlee Russell falsely claimed she vanished after calling 911 to report seeing a young boy in diapers on the side of a busy interstate. Three months later, she has been found guilty of false reporting charges. Bevan Hurley reports

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Will Carlee Russell face criminal charges over fake kidnapping?

Alabama police say there was ‘no evidence’ to Carlee Russell’s report of a toddler walking along the interstate alone

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An Alabama college student died at an apartment in the US Virgin Islands. Her autopsy came back ‘negative’

Following an inconclusive autopsy, authorities are now awaiting toxicology results to determine the cause and manner of 22-year-old Lily Ledbetter’s death

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Alabama ignores SCOTUS racist map ruling

Republicans "remain determined to rob Black voters of the representation we deserve," advocacy groups say

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Alabama woman Carlee Russell confesses to fabricating kidnapping

Carlee Russell called 911 on July 13 to report seeing a toddler in a diaper walking along a highway. She said she stopped to help when she was abducted. Russell says she made the entire story up and says she acted alone.

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Many redistricting redos pending, but ’24 election outlook unclear

Lines could be redrawn — or litigation could drag on — in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina South Carolina and Utah.

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Will Carlee Russell face criminal charges over fake kidnapping?

Alabama police say there was ‘no evidence’ to Carlee Russell’s report of a toddler walking along the interstate alone

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Carlee Russell claimed she was kidnapped by a man with orange hair. It was all a lie

Carlee Russell falsely claimed she vanished after calling 911 to report seeing a young boy in diapers on the side of a busy interstate. Bevan Hurley reports

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Carlee Russell says she lied about seeing a lost child and being abducted

Earlier this month, the 25-year-old Alabama nursing student claimed that she was abducted, blindfolded and forced to undress by two captors.

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Carlee Russell admits she was never kidnapped, Alabama police say

‘There was no kidnapping on Thursday, July 13. My client did not see a baby on the side of the road,’ a statement by an attorney representing Ms Russell read

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Carlee Russell falsely claimed she was kidnapped. Could she face consequences from police?

Alabama police say there was ‘no evidence’ to Carlee Russell’s report of a toddler walking along the interstate alone

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Three unanswered questions in the mysterious case of Carlee Russell

Carlee Russell’s attorney admitted she lied about her kidnapping after police cast doubt over her story

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Carlee Russell claimed she was kidnapped by a man with orange hair. It was all a lie

Carlee Russell falsely claimed she vanished after calling 911 to report seeing a young boy in diapers on the side of a busy interstate. Bevan Hurley reports

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Carlee Russell – update: Ex-boyfriend ‘blindsided’ by fake kidnapping story as Hoover police mull charges

Hoover police press conference hears statement from Carlee Russell’s attorney Emery Anthony in which she confesses that abduction story was a lie

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Two Alabama firefighters shot at station, one fatally

Jordan Melton, 29, died after the attack at Birmingham fire station which also wounded fellow firefighter Jamal Jones

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Carlee Russell – latest: Donors $63k money withheld despite abduction hoax claims

Alabama police expresses doubt over Russell’s abduction claims

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The fight over Alabama's congressional redistricting now shifts back to federal court

The fight over Alabama's congressional map is shifting back to federal court after Republican lawmakers declined to create a second majority-Black congressional district

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Carlee Russell – latest: Alabama woman ‘fired’ from spa after alleged kidnapping as search history revealed

Alabama police say much of nursing student’s statement about what she claims happened to her during alleged abduction from Interstate 459 could not be verified

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Alabama lawmakers refuse to create a 2nd majority-Black congressional district

Alabama lawmakers refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice in elections.

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Alabama lawyer says police is using ‘every other synonym for lie except saying she lied’ in Carlee Russell case

‘It’s going to be much more difficult for African American women to be believed, and it may actually decrease the number of actual reports of things,’ Eric Guster says

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Civil rights groups blast Alabama GOP for defying Supreme Court order for second Black congressional district

Republican lawmakers refuse to draw a second majority-Black congressional district despite a ruling from the nation’s highest court

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