Kim Chandler The Associated Press

Kim Chandler The Associated Press

September 24, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Bitter Fight Between 2 Tribes Over Sacred Land Where One Built a Casino

The Atlanta-based Eleventh Circuit will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in the Muscogee Nation's appeal of the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the casino's construction. The lawsuit also names federal officials and the university that performed archeology work at the site.

By Graham Lee Brewer and Kim Chandler | The Associated Press

7 minute read

August 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Alabama Supreme Court Authorizes Third Nitrogen Gas Execution

In January, the state performed the nation's first nitrogen gas execution. A second one using the protocol is set for Sept. 26 for a man who recently reached a lawsuit settlement with the state over the execution method.

By Kim Chandler | The Associated Press

4 minute read

July 18, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Ala. Executes Man for Fatal Shooting of Delivery Driver During 1998 Robbery Attempt

It was the state's third execution this year and the 10th in the nation, joining others in Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma and Missouri.

By Kim Chandler | The Associated Press

5 minute read

May 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Thomas Says Critics Are Pushing 'Nastiness' and Calls Washington a 'Hideous Place'

Thomas made the comments while speaking at a conference attended by judges, attorneys and other court personnel in the 11th Circuit Judicial Conference.

By Kim Chandler | The Associated Press

4 minute read

April 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Restrictions on Absentee Ballot Help in Alabama Are Being Challenged in Federal Suit

The plaintiffs say a new statute disenfranchises voters, including senior citizens and disabled voters, who may need assistance in the absentee voting process.

By Kim Chandler | The Associated Press

3 minute read

March 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Ala. Governor Sets May Execution Date for Man Convicted of Killing Couple in 2004

Attorneys for the man had asked the Alabama Supreme Court to deny the execution date request while they pursue a pending claim of prosecutorial misconduct in the case. The state, which carried out the nation's first execution by nitrogen gas earlier this year, says it plans to put him to death by lethal injection.

By Kim Chandler | The Associated Press

2 minute read

February 21, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Warnings of the Impact of Fertility Treatments in Alabama Rush in After Frozen Embryo Ruling

The justices ruled Friday that wrongful-death lawsuits by couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed could proceed.

By Kim Chandler | The Associated Press

6 minute read

January 26, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Death Penalty by Nitrogen Gas Takes 22 Minutes

The execution came after a last-minute legal battle in which the condemned man'is attorneys contended the state was making him the test subject for an experimental execution method that could violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Federal courts rejected Smith's bid to block it, with the latest ruling coming Thursday night from the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Kim Chandler | The Associated Press

7 minute read

October 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Black Voting Power Gets Boost in Alabama as New U.S. House Districts Chosen by Federal Judges

The new map sets the stage for potentially flipping one U.S. House of Representatives seat from Republican to Democratic control and could lead to the election of two Black Congressional representatives to the state's delegation for the first time.

By Kim Chandler | The Associated Press

5 minute read

September 12, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Alabama Asks U.S. Supreme Court Again to Intervene in Redistricting Case

Despite losing at the Supreme Court earlier this year in the long-running redistricting case, Alabama is pursuing another appeal, hoping for a different result with the most recent GOP version of the map.

By Kim Chandler | The Associated Press

4 minute read