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The Justice Department did not release a researcher-friendly version of the Mueller Report. We...

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The original document provided to the public by the Department of Justice is not word searchable, which means that the document is seen by PDF viewing programs as an image and not as text, making it impossible for the program to search the (448 page) document for specific words of phrases.

Mother says that prosecutor told her, “I wish I had not fought so hard”

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Three mothers unanimously report feeling that the prosecutor in their children’s sex abuse cases lied to them, misled them, and withheld information about their...

“Nuisance” resident warned to stop harassing local NAACP leader

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The President of the Baldwin County (Alabama) NAACP contacted the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office last month to report receiving a "harassing telephone call" from...

Baldwin County DA’s office confirms “transition” plans ahead of November elections

Election brings uncertainty to Baldwin County DA's office There are at least two officials at the Baldwin County District Attorney’s (DA) office who are also...

Source: ADA Matt Simpson “removed” from working child sex abuse cases

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For years, Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Matt Simpson has been in-charge of prosecuting child sex abuse cases in Baldwin County (Alabama), including teachers who...

Did racist student get accepted to, receive scholarship to University of Alabama?

In October 2017, Independent Press Journal (IPJ) reported on two students at Spanish Fort High School in Alabama who created racist songs and posted them online. Sources at Spanish...

Superintendent soliciting donations in exchange for early-release, raises ethics questions

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IPJ has obtained a series of emails that show a school Superintendent in Alabama soliciting donations from staff and students to a specific charity...

Is the GOP using an unemployed felon to showcase low “unemployment” numbers?

On Sunday, the Republican National Committee (@GOP) tweeted a video that was (presumably) meant to showcase low unemployment numbers in the black community. The...

Landlord admits to monitoring tenant’s phone records, and reading tenant’s emails

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Swope specifically indicated that that he had gained access to those records because the law firm is a tenant in his building and because the attorney’s phone lines go through his system...