State settles lawsuit over immigration bill

As of Tuesday, Oct. 29, significant portions of Alabama’s controversial immigration law are blocked from being enforced. Civil rights groups, as well as the U.S. Department of Justice, filed lawsuits debating the bill and—despite the…

Representative revives castration debate

An Alabama lawmaker recently reintroduced a controversial bill for the 2014 legislative session that will require convicted sex offenders to be surgically castrated. Republican representative Steve Hurst’s proposal will require offenders over the age of…