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TikTok's $100 Million Settlement With Alabama Is No Win for the Public

TikTok must implement several new "safety" features, including time limits for kids and strict age-verification measures.

Reason · Sep 29

TikTok On Trial: Alabama Says Platform Hurts Kids Mental Health

A jury will hear accusations that TikTok designed its platform to be addictive and has been exploiting young users.

International Business Times · Sep 28

TikTok Agrees to at Least $100m Payout and Ban Teen Beauty Filter as Parents Gain New Protections

TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least £74 million and introduce new protections for teenagers, settling the state's lawsuit days before its case was due before a jury.

International Business Times UK · Sep 26

US appeals court raises concerns about Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas for executions

A federal appeals court has ruled that Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas to put prisoners to death needs more study of whether it violates a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment

The Independent UK · Jun 9

How the redistricting battle is taking shape ahead of midterms

This extensive redistricting effort, which is still unfolding, could significantly alter the political landscape

The Independent UK · May 27

Barry Moore and Jared Hudson advanced from the May 19 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Alabama to the June 16 primary runoff

Since no candidate won 50% of the vote in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, the top two vote getters — Barry Moore (R) and Jared Hudson (R) — advanced to the Republican primary runoff on June 16, 2026. Ahead of the Republican primary on May 19,…

Ballotpedia · May 22

At the Races: Hitting the gas

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari As the Iran war continues to roil global oil markets, rising…

Roll Call · May 14

‘You cannot unsee it’: what happened next for this year’s Oscar documentary nominees?

Films about prison abuse, ovarian cancer, women’s rights in Iran and more have impressed the Academy, but what real-world impact have they had?

The Guardian - US · Mar 14

What to know about the Alabama man granted clemency two days before his execution

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old man who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbery

The Independent UK · Mar 10

Supreme Court hears Alabama death penalty case for man with intellectual disability

Joseph Clifton Smith, 55, has been on death row roughly half his life

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025