Judge throws out all criminal charges against daught...
5 hrs ago | via Alabama Live
MOBILE, Alabama -- A federal judge this morning tossed out criminal charges against the daughter of Bayou La Batre Mayor Stanley Wright, ruling that allegations that the mayor personally benefited from a land deal were "totally and without question unsupported by the evidence." U.S. District Judge Kristi DuBose's decision means that Mary Cook, a ... (more) Comment?
Bayou La Batre corruption trial starts with opening ...
Monday May 21 | via Alabama Live
Janey Galbraith, a grant manager whose corruption trial began in federal court on Monday, May 21, 2012, leaves the federal courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, after her arraignment on Wednesday, Dec. Comment?
Bayou mayoral candidate's pick for police chief once...
Saturday May 19 | via Alabama Live
Former Bayou La Batre City Councilman Henry Barnes, shown hear at a meeting in 2008, vows to take down indicted incumbent Stan Wright and promote Capt. Comment?
Judge rules prosecutors can use housing selection ev...
Friday May 18 | via Alabama Live
A federal judge in Mobile, Alabama, on Thursday, May 17, 2012, ruled that prosecutors can use some challenged evidence against Bayou La Batre Mayor Stan Wright, in his upcoming corruption trial. Comment?
Judge expresses concerns about letting jury hear evi...
Monday May 14 | via Alabama Live
Bayou La Batre Mayor Stan Wright leaves the federal courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, on Wednesday, Oct. Comment?
Calls for Mayor to Resign at Bayou La Batre Council ...
Monday May 7 | via Local 15
The Bayou La Batre city council meeting heated up when public school teacher Annette Johnson started speaking. Comment?
Rand Paul's Strange Obsession With an Obscure, Centu...
Apr 26, 2012 | via The New Republic
The Republican Party, and its libertarian faction in particular, has a long - which is not to say distinguished - history of singling out bureaucratic bogeymen that allegedly represent the dangers of government overreach. Comment?