#Trump has been forthright about his intention to bring about a #DeathPenalty renaissance, & now his efforts are coming to fruition. This yr has been a particularly lethal one for the #US’ #DeathRow prisoners. Together, #Alabama, #Arizona, #Florida, #Indiana, #Louisiana, #Mississippi, #Missouri, #Oklahoma, #SouthCarolina, #Tennessee, & #Texas have executed a total of 40 people in the past 10 months by injection, nitrogen hypoxia, & firing squad, surpassing 2024’s total of 25—a significant spike…

When it comes to redrawing districts in #Louisiana, the argument by plaintiffs is that #Republicans are seeking to condense the #Black vote then dilute it by dividing them among districts.

Justice Jackson brings up a 2023 case from #Alabama where #SCOTUS upheld the #VotingRightsAct.

Nelson’s argument seems to suggest, “We not revisit the determination that we made just 2 years ago,” Jackson said.

“That is absolutely correct,” Nelson responded.

#law #CivilRights #ActivistCourt #WhiteSupremacy

Roberts & #Kavanaugh are the ones to watch

Along with the three liberal justices, #JohnRoberts & Brett Kavanaugh were part of a surprising decision two years ago that required #Alabama to redraw its congressional districts to benefit Black voters and led to the new map in #Louisiana as well.

The outcome likely will be different if either justice votes differently this time around.

#SCOTUS #law #VotingRights #VRA #CivilRights #ActivistCourt #WhiteSupremacy

19-year-old Jorge Ruiz, a Mexican immigrant in Alabama on an H-2B visa, was convicted of murder after a fatal car crash.

He was initially sentenced to the maximum possible punishment, longer than what prosecutors had requested: 99 years.
https://www.propublica.org/article/jorge-ruiz-alabama-murder-sentence-immigration?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Law #Accident #Crime #Immigration #Alabama

62 years ago today—September 15, 1963—four girls in Birmingham were murdered by a bomb in their church. Two boys were murdered in the chaos that followed.

Six children, gone before sundown.

This is what resistance to equality looks like.

Image: The children, Denise, Carole, Addie Mae, Cynthia, Johnny, and Virgil, killed in Birmingham on September 15, 1963, Source: The Birmingham News (Sept. 1963).

#history #histodons #blackandwhite #blackmastodon #photgraphy #birmingham #alabama

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62 years ago today—September 15, 1963—four girls in Birmingham were murdered by a bomb in their church. Two boys were murdered in the chaos that followed.

Six children, gone before sundown.

This is what resistance to equality looks like.

Image: The children, Denise, Carole, Addie Mae, Cynthia, Johnny, and Virgil, killed in Birmingham on September 15, 1963, Source: The Birmingham News (Sept. 1963).

#history #histodons #blackandwhite #blackmastodon #photgraphy #birmingham #alabama

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➡️ @thealabamatake - Pop culture news site & podcast network in Alabama

➡️ @AlcomNews - Local news site for Alabama

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