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ACLU of Alabama Responds to Abortion Ban Bill

On Wednesday, reports surfaced that the Alabama Pro-Life Coalition will be introducing a bill to criminalize abortion. The full text of the bill has not been released yet, but reportedly, it will make it a crime to provide or aid someone in obtaining an abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest

EJ Bradford’s Parents, Bradford Family Attorney Ben Crump, the ACLU of Alabama, and Alabama NAACP Sue Attorney General of Alabama and Hoover Police Department for Release of Video Footage and Pertinent Documents

E.J. Bradford’s parents, Bradford family attorney Ben Crump, the ACLU of Alabama, and Alabama NAACP sued the Attorney General of Alabama and Hoover Police Department for release of body cam footage regarding the tragic shooting of E.J. Bradford.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

Civil Rights Organizations File Public Records Request for Video Footage of EJ Bradford Death

Last week, the Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall declined to prosecute the Hoover police department officer who shot and killed EJ Bradford. The Bradford family attorney Benjamin Crump, ACLU, ACLU of Alabama and NAACP of Alabama held a press conference this morning to announce next steps.