U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-AL) today responded to the release of a joint directive from the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S Department of Education telling every public school district in the country to allow students to use bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding to their “gender identity” rather than their biological sex. The eight-page letter instructed school administrators that, when…
The Alabama NAACP, low wage workers and advocates are suing the state’s governor and attorney general over a law that blocked a planned minimum wage increase in Birmingham. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court Thursday and lists Gov. Robert Bentley and Attorney General Luther Strange as defendants. Bentley in February signed a law requiring a uniform minimum wage…
Attorney General Luther Strange announced Alabama has joined nine other states in filing an amicus brief in Arkansas federal district court urging the court to grant a preliminary injunction of the U.S. Department of Labor’s new Persuader Advice Exemption Rule, which forces disclosure of confidential communications between small businesses and their outside counsel in labor relations matters. “Small businesses make…
A group of more than 100 former state attorneys general is asking President Barack Obama to pardon former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who’s serving a prison sentence for bribery. The letter was sent to the White House on Wednesday. Former New York Attorney General Bob Abrams said they believe the Democrat’s conviction was unjust and tarnished by politics. Siegelman was…
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange today announced that he has issued cease and desist letters to DraftKings and FanDuel after reviewing Alabama’s gambling statutes and determining that paid daily fantasy sports contests constitute illegal gambling. DraftKings and FanDuel have until May 1, 2016, to cease offering paid daily fantasy sports contests in Alabama. “As Attorney General, it is my duty to uphold Alabama law,…
Alabama’s attorney general is asking the state court of criminal appeals to vacate a judge’s ruling that declared Alabama’s death penalty sentencing system unconstitutional. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said in a petition filed Thursday that Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Tracie Todd doesn’t have the authority to prevent the state from seeking the death penalty against defendants who are…
Attorney General Luther Strange announced the conviction of a former employee of a Chilton County nursing home for the abuse of a resident of the facility. Katherine Blevins Lenoir, 53, of Maplesville, pleaded guilty today to one count of reckless abuse of a protected person, a class C felony. Lenoir is a former employee of Don Hatley Healthcare and Rehabilitation of Clanton. Lenoir, a…
An Alexander City woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from patients at a local nursing home. Elener Wyckoff, 47, surrendered to the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office, and was charged with theft of property in the second degree. She was released on $ 10,000 bond. Wyckoff is an employee of the Adams Nursing Home. As a social services…
