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Alabama Judge Opposed to Death Penalty Set for Ethics Trial

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) —  An Alabama judge accused of violating judicial rules with her criticism of the death penalty is going before a disciplinary court on ethics charges. A complaint before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary on Monday says Jefferson County Circuit Judge Tracie Todd wrongly became embroiled in the capital punishment debate. It also says she issued erroneous…

Muscogee Creek Nation Calling on Gov. Ivey to Retrieve Ancestor Remains

Leaders from the Muscogee Creek Nation are calling on Governor Kay Ivey to help them retrieve their ancestor remains from the University of Alabama. The remains of over 5,800 of their ancestors are in the university’s control and many members of the tribe have been fighting to get them back. “Many of those remains are held for curiosity purposes,” said…