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Ray was scheduled to be put to death today, but the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the stay, as it evaluates his claim that the state treats Muslims differently than Christians on death row. Ray, who is a Muslim, has requested that his imam be present at his execution.
MONTGOMERY – The Attorney General of Alabama today issued a report declining to prosecute the police officer who shot and killed E.J. Bradford, a Black man who according to witnesses was trying to protect people during an active shooting at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, Al.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama is pleased to announce that Kira Fonteneau has been elected its new Board President.
The ACLU of Alabama and Alabama NAACP filed public records requests today to police departments in Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Hoover, Huntsville, and Saraland for their use-of-force policies, body camera policies, and racial bias training materials.
Montgomery, Ala. – The Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama has joined Birmingham attorney Heather Leonard in a federal court appeal on behalf of former Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Kimberlie Michelle Durham.
Hoover Police shot Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., an African American male, stating he was an active shooter in the Galleria Mall. Just hours later they admitted to mistakenly identifying him.