The Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature will resume Tuesday. Though the only statutory requirement of our state legislature is to pass balanced budgets, there will be literally hundreds of bills considered and debated as our elected leadership ...
Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Here’s what you need to know.
What Happened Today the Supreme Court of the United States issued its long-awaited ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In the decision, the Court overturned two key precedents which had prohibited states from limiting abo ...
Frequently Asked Questions: Alabama’s Abortion Ban
The following is an interview with attorney Eric Johnston, the author of Alabama’s 2019 Human Life Protection Act in which he answers the most frequently asked questions concerning Alabama’s abortion ban. 1) What does the Human Life Protection Ac ...
ACLL Commends Montgomery for Voting Down SOGI Ordinance
Birmingham, Ala. - On Tuesday, August 17, the Montgomery City Council voted against an ordinance that would have prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Since Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed announced ...
ACLL Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Big news this week! In this episode of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by Matt Clark, the Executive Director of the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty, to discuss their recently filed amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court of the U ...
Alabama Center for Law & Liberty Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Alabama Abortion Case
Birmingham, Ala. - On Wednesday, July 28, the Alabama Center for Law and Liberty (“ACLL”) submitted an amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, asking it to uphold an Alabama law that appoints a guardian ad litem for ...
Alabama Center for Law & Liberty Files Amicus Brief Asking Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Birmingham, Ala. - On Thursday, July 22, the Alabama Center for Law and Liberty (“ACLL”) filed an amicus curiae brief in the United States Supreme Court asking it to overrule Roe v. Wade and its progeny. The Supreme Court agreed to hear Dobbs v. Jack ...
ACLL Sends Letter to Montgomery City Council Opposing Ordinance That Would Infringe Religious Freedom
Birmingham, Ala. - On Monday, July 19, the Alabama Center for Law and Liberty (“ACLL”) sent a letter on behalf of itself and six allied organizations urging the city council of Montgomery, Alabama, to reject a proposed ordinance that would require Ch ...
Montgomery’s Non-Discrimination Ordinance is Bad for Religious Freedom, Free Speech, and Public Safety
On June 24, 2021, the Montgomery Advertiser reported that Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed would be submitting an ordinance to the city council that would punish discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. This city co ...
Potential Ordinance Coming to Montgomery Attacks Religious Freedom
Birmingham, Ala. - Today (July 8th, 2021), the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty (ACLL) announced its opposition to an ordinance (which can be viewed here) planned to be revealed to the Montgomery City Council soon that infringes upon the freedoms ...