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2018 Alabama Regular Session – Pre-Session Report
Access to Justice, Advocacy News, Alabama Appleseed News, Fair Schools, Safe CommunitiesAlabama Appleseed is a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1999 whose mission is to achieve justice and equity for all Alabamians. Alabama Appleseed is a member of the national Appleseed Network, which includes 18 Appleseed…
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Ensuring Access to Justice for Low-Income Tenants
Access to Justice, Advocacy News, Phillip EnslerFor many low-income tenants who live in substandard living conditions or face eviction, access to justice is often elusive.
This often occurs because landlords and tenants are not entering the courtroom on a level playing field. Before their…
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The Constitutional Right to Counsel: Is it being upheld in Alabama?
Access to Justice, Advocacy News, Phillip EnslerThe United States Constitution is clear. In criminal cases, the accused have a right to a lawyer. Our Constitution affords this protection in order to ensure that individuals are not wrongfully or unfairly deprived of their liberty.
Yet there…
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Diverse Groups Hold Forum on Civil Asset Forfeiture
Advocacy News, Fair Schools, Safe CommunitiesIn advance of the 2018 Alabama legislative session, panelists detail solutions to law enforcement’s unfair seizure of property.
Birmingham, AL – A diverse coalition of groups that oppose the law enforcement practice of seizing property…
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Rein in Policing for Profit
Advocacy News, Fair Schools, Safe CommunitiesUnder both Alabama and federal law, if an individual law enforcement officer believes that your property (including cash) is tied to certain criminal activities, they can seize it, even if you are never convicted of - or even charged with -…
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