11th Circuit

Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, speaks during a special legislative session, Friday, July 21, 2023 in Montgomery, Alabama. (Alabama Reflector Photo by Stew Milne)

Alabama redistricting: Special master submits three proposed congressional maps

BY: and - September 25, 2023

Three proposed Alabama congressional maps will give Alabama’s Black voters a chance of electing their preferred candidates in two of the state’s seven congressional districts, a person overseeing the maps told a federal court Monday. Richard Allen, the special master assigned by the three-judge panel overseeing Alabama’s redistricting process, wrote in a 44-page report that […]

A protester raises a fist beside a large transgender pride flag at the Kentucky State Capitol. (Sarah Ladd/Kentucky Lantern)

Arkansas AG Griffin asks full appeals court to reverse ruling on transgender care for minors

BY: - September 7, 2023

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Thursday asked the full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis to hear his appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender minors. Act 626 of 2021, known as the Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act, prohibited […]

Alabama transgender medicine ban: Attorneys want full rehearing on federal court ruling

BY: - August 29, 2023

Attorneys representing transgender youth challenging Alabama’s ban on medication used in gender-affirming care want a full federal appeals circuit to consider the case. GLBTQ Lawyers and Defenders (GLAD), part of the legal team representing the plaintiffs, said in a statement Monday that the request for an en banc hearing, coming a week after a three-judge […]