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Visitors look at 16th Street Baptist Church, the scene of the 1963 bombing, in Birmingham, Ala.

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'A Legacy Of Pain': Birmingham Church Bomber Is Denied Parole

1:30pm August 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

An Alabama parole board has denied early release to a 78-year-old Ku Klux Klansman, who was convicted of killing four black girls in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham.

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Riot Breaks Out In Alabama Prison

10:09am March 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The 1,031-bed Holman Correctional Facility, about 50 miles north of Mobile, is the only prison in Alabama that carries out executions. Prisoners are reportedly setting fires and roaming the facility.

Visitors walk outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 14. The court announced on Monday that it has unanimously reversed an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that denied parental rights to a lesbian adoptive mother who had split with her partner.

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Same-Sex Adoption Upheld By U.S. Supreme Court

9:45am March 08, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The Alabama Supreme Court had invalidated an adoption approved in Georgia. Monday's ruling said the Alabama justices had violated the U.S. Constitution.

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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson runs past Oklahoma's Ahmad Thomas during the college playoff semifinal game on New Year's Eve. Clemson won 37-17.

3 Things To Know About Tonight's College Football National Championship

4:09pm January 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Led by sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson, No. 1 Clemson plays No. 2 Alabama, home of Heisman-winning running back Derrick Henry, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Alabama Sues U.S. Government Over Plans For Syrian Refugee Settlement

5:03pm January 07, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Gov. Robert Bentley says the federal government failed to consult the state regarding refugee placement. Alabama is the second state to sue the government over the resettlement issue.

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore speaks to the congregation of Kimberly Church of God in Kimberley, Ala., in June.

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Alabama Chief Justice Orders Judges To Enforce Ban On Same-Sex Marriage

11:09pm January 06, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore has instructed probate judges not to issue licenses to same-sex couples.

Montgomery police cadets gathered outside the Rosa Parks Museum before a tour. The tour is part of a course called "Policing in a Historic City: Civil rights and Wrongs in Montgomery."

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In Montgomery, Rosa Parks' Story Offers A History Lesson For Police

6:49am November 30, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

Sixty years ago Tuesday, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Recruits in Montgomery, Ala., are learning about Parks in a course aimed at eliminating bias in policing.

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Supreme Court Asked To Take Messy Interstate Case On Same-Sex Adoption

9:34pm November 17, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

The woman adopted her longtime partner's kids while living in Georgia, but she moved to Alabama when they split. The top court in that state refused to recognize her parental rights.

Avoiding A Lawsuit, Alabama Agrees To Comply With Voting Law

4:14pm November 13, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

The Justice Department found widespread noncompliance with a law requiring states to let people register to vote or update registration information when applying for or renewing a driver's license.

Judge Marvin Wiggins in Montgomery, Ala., in October of 2013.

Alabama Judge Accused Of Telling Offenders To Give Blood Or Go To Jail

12:47pm October 20, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The Southern Poverty Law Center filed an ethics complaint against Judge Marvin Wiggins. Last month, the judge told a room full of people who owed fines they could stay out of jail by donating blood.