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Alabama Supreme Court upholds dismissal of state's case against Volkswagen AG over tampering claims

By Charmaine Little | Thursday, Dec 27, 2018 @ 8:05am

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Alabama determined one of the state of Alabama’s claims against Volkswagen AG was blocked by the Clean Air Act and affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of the complaint on Dec. 14.
Alabama alleges it will lose congressional seat because of 2020 census rule

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Friday, Jun 1, 2018 @ 1:08pm

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – Alabama alleges it stands to lose a congressional seat and an electoral vote because of a new rule to include foreign nationals in the 2020 census.
Lenders: Alabama task force was unfair, created by governor as distraction from scandal

By Jessica Karmasek | Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017 @ 8:03am

Now former Gov. Robert Bentley, a Republican who resigned last week amid scandal, issued a directive last June ordering the creation of the Alabama Consumer Credit Task Force.