Jay Reeves

Jay Reeves

November 11, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Read the Lawsuit: Abrams Files New Litigation

Kemp aides previously said Abrams has no path to victory and called her refusal to concede a "disgrace to democracy."

By Jay Reeves, Associated Press

5 minute read

March 22, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Execution Set for Package Bomb Killing of Ala. Judge 28 Years Ago

The bombings created a wave of terror across the South. Now, nearly 30 years later, Alabama is preparing to execute Walter Leroy Moody Jr. of Rex, Georgia, by lethal injection next month.

By Jay Reeves, Associated Press

6 minute read

September 28, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Alabama Lawyers, Coal Executive Indicted on Bribery Charges

Two attorneys with a prominent Alabama law firm and a coal company executive have been indicted on charges of bribing a state legislator to oppose an environmental cleanup plan, federal court documents showed Thursday. They are partners handling environmental litigation with Balch & Bingham, one of Alabama's leading law firms.

By Jay Reeves

3 minute read

August 29, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Christian Ministry Files Suit Against Watchdog Group Over Hate Label

A Florida-based evangelical ministry is suing a liberal watchdog organization that called it a hate group because of its stance against LGBT rights.

By Jay Reeves

3 minute read

March 04, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Alabama Court Refuses to Defy Supreme Court on Gay Marriage

The Alabama Supreme Court refused Friday to defy the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, cutting off a conservative bid to prevent gay weddings in the state.

By Jay Reeves

3 minute read

April 08, 2015 | Daily Report Online

'Mockingbird' Production at Risk in Harper Lee's Hometown

Each spring when the azaleas bloom, attorney Atticus Finch, daughter Scout and other characters from "To Kill a Mockingbird" come to life on the courthouse lawn in the Alabama hometown of author Harper Lee, who will release a sequel to her classic novel in July.

By Jay Reeves

5 minute read

April 08, 2015 | Daily Report Online

'Mockingbird' Production at Risk in Harper Lee's Hometown

Each spring when the azaleas bloom, attorney Atticus Finch, daughter Scout and other characters from "To Kill a Mockingbird" come to life on the courthouse lawn in the Alabama hometown of author Harper Lee, who will release a sequel to her classic novel in July.

By Jay Reeves

5 minute read

March 04, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Alabama County Halts All Marriages After Same-Sex Ruling

The probate court in one of Alabama's biggest counties says it won't issue any marriage licenses at all after the Alabama Supreme Court disagreed with a federal court and upheld the state's ban on same-sex marriage.

By Jay Reeves

1 minute read

March 04, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Alabama County Halts All Marriages After Same-Sex Ruling

The probate court in one of Alabama's biggest counties says it won't issue any marriage licenses at all after the Alabama Supreme Court disagreed with a federal court and upheld the state's ban on same-sex marriage.

By Jay Reeves

1 minute read

February 09, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Alabama Begins Issuing Marriage Licenses to Gay Couples

Gay couples began getting married in Alabama on Monday morning, despite an 11th-hour attempt from the state's chief justice — an outspoken opponent of same-sex marriage— to block the weddings.

By Jay Reeves

3 minute read