Tag: ACLU of Alabama

The Alabama chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently celebrated the passage of three bills related to the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles in the recently concluded legislative session, two of which had Republican sponsors.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama took a bold stand on Wednesday, condemning concerned students, parents, media and lawmakers for sharing and responding to social media posts that state employees, specifically teachers, create and share publicly.

A circuit judge on Thursday permanently blocked the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) from licensing freestanding birth centers like hospitals after years of litigation and protests from midwives and other birthing advocates.

The ACLU, NAACP and other groups filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, Alabama’s 42 District Attorneys and Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to block the recently enacted Senate Bill 1, which increased penalties for ballot harvesting in Alabama. 

In withering terms, State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) is denying recent claims by the ACLU of Alabama that his legislation cracking down on criminal enterprises will be used to target college sororities and fraternities.