(MONTGOMERY)— Attorney General Luther Strange has joined with 25 other states in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court about a federal court ruling that could undercut decades of effective water pollution control procedures that have been practiced in forestry. The brief joined by Attorney General Strange and the others was filed on Friday → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)— Attorney General Luther Strange today presented the 12th annual Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Summit, carrying on a tradition that was begun in 2000 by former Attorney General Bill Pryor. More than 650 law enforcement officers from throughout Alabama had registered to attend and receive practical information and professional training, with a primary focus on → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)–Attorney General Luther Strange today announced that Alabama has joined 24 other states and the U.S. Territory of Guam in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to delay implementation of new burdensome air emissions regulations in order to protect and → Read the full story
U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn today issued preliminary rulings in litigation challenging Alabama’s immigration law. Attorney General Luther Strange issued the following statement: “Today’s rulings are a victory for Alabama. Clearly, the Court decided this difficult case on the basis of a thoughtful and thorough analysis. Illegal immigration is a severe problem facing Alabama and → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Luther Strange announced that a Limestone County woman was today sentenced to serve 30 years in prison for killing her husband of two months. Pamela B. Terry, also known as Pamela Terry Slaughter, 50, pleaded guilty on July 6 in Limestone County Circuit Court to the murder of Steven Charles Slaughter on August → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)—The Alabama Supreme Court today ruled that the Montgomery County Circuit Court does not have jurisdiction in a civil action over gambling machines that were seized as part of a law enforcement action in Mobile County. The case arises from the State’s seizure of 25 electronic gambling machines from a facility that opened in Chickasaw → Read the full story
(Montgomery) – Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange issued the following statement following today’s meeting of the Jefferson County Commission: “I commend the Jefferson County Commission for its leadership and hard work for the people of the county. The job of the Attorney General’s Office is to represent the sewer system ratepayers, and we will diligently → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Luther Strange announced the conviction of a former municipal court clerk for first-degree theft of funds from the Spanish Fort Municipal Court. Mary Luft, 41, of Daphne, was found guilty on September 13 following a trial that began the day before in Baldwin County Circuit Court. The jury deliberated for less than an → Read the full story
(MONTGOMERY)–Attorney General Luther Strange today announced that, pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, he has filed a declaratory judgment action in Washington, D.C., seeking judicial preclearance of Alabama’s Congressional and State Board of Education redistricting plans. The Legislature redrew these plans to take account of 2010 census data which was released earlier → Read the full story
Commends Public Corruption and White Collar Crime Division (MONTGOMERY)— Attorney General Luther Strange today announced the sentencing of a Conecuh County woman who was former director of a local court referral agency. Daphne Boley, 34, of Evergreen, pleaded guilty on April 4 to first-degree theft of property, a class B felony. She was sentenced yesterday → Read the full story
