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An Equal Justice Initiative analysis shows how the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Gideon Decision demonstrates ongoing problems in indigent defense.
In an extraordinary, perhaps definitive occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail on April 15, 2013, ordained leaders of Evangelical, Pentecostal, Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox traditions signed a new response to that classic Letter.
The Alliance for Responsible Lending in Alabama (ARLA), a large coalition advocating fair lending policies, gathered on February 28 at the state house in Montgomery to urge legislators to cap payday loans at 36% and to curtail automobile title lending.
Dr. Sue Weishar provides an update and summary on federal court actions affection Alabama's harsh immigration enforcement law, HB 56.
On December 19, 2011, Alabama religious leaders called upon Governor Bentley to lead the repeal of Alabama’s 2011 anti-immigrant law.
The harshest anti-immigrant bill ever passed by a state legislature was signed into law by the governor of Alabama on June 9. Soon after, the U.S. Justice Department, civil rights groups, and four Alabama bishops filed lawsuits to prevent its enforcement.
Dr. Sue Weishar provides an update on implementation of Alabama's new anti-immigrant law, including court rulings and impact on the immigrant community.
Two stories cover the strong reaction of church leaders in Alabama to the new state anti-immigrant law.
On March 2, 2011, Father Ted Arroyo, SJ, JSRI Alabama Associate, testified against House Bill 56, Alabama's anti-immigrant bill that became law this year, a more anti-immigrant law than the 2010 Arizona statute.