Alabama

It’s an election year — which is already pretty rough going — and then in February, Justice Antonin Scalia died. And in a split second, there was a rare opening on the US Supreme Court….

The Hold Up

by Ashley Cleek

May 3, 2016

“The court has to appear normal to the outside world. Even though things are really abnormal inside, it’s my job to keep a sense of normalcy and not to draw attention to the court.” –Chief…

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In the United States, juries are often seen as democracy in action. Twelve men and women are asked to hear an entire case, and ultimately, decide another person’s fate. But in Alabama, in capital murder…

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The Families We Create

by Kirsten Jusewicz-Haidle

July 14, 2015

On June 26, 2015, a decision from the United States Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriage. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion, “Many who deem same-sex marriage to be wrong reach that conclusion based…

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Reporter’s Notebook: Tipping the Scales

by Ashley Cleek

May 7, 2015

You know how when you learn a new word, all of a sudden, you see it everywhere? Reporting’s like that. In January, I started looking into the election of judges in Alabama. I was reporting…

In The Name Of The Father

by Ashley Cleek

October 7, 2014

The Scottsboro Boys are infamous — nine black teenagers falsely accused and convicted of raping two white women. Last year, the state of Alabama finally exonerated all nine. But what does a pardon means 82 years after the fact? And what does forgiveness look like after so many years? Story by Producer Ashley Cleek

Bad Constitution

by Ashley Cleek

February 25, 2014

With more than 300,000 words and over 800 amendments, Alabama’s Constitution is 40 times longer than the US Constitution, and holds the record for being the longest active constitution in the world. Originally written in 1901 by men seeking to establish the law of white supremacy in the state, the constitution still requires racially segregated schools and outlaws interracial marriage, laws that have been nullified by the United States Supreme Court.

Alabama

The Hold Up – Transcript

by Ashley Cleek

The Hold Up

by Ashley Cleek

Overruled

by Ashley Cleek

The Families We Create

by Kirsten Jusewicz-Haidle

Reporter’s Notebook: Tipping the Scales

by Ashley Cleek

In The Name Of The Father

by Ashley Cleek

Bad Constitution

by Ashley Cleek

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