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May 15, 2025

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Alabama’s ‘back the blue’ police bill passes in final hour of legislative session

Sen. Rodger Smitherman repeated assertions he made in committee, calling the bill “a license to kill Black people.”

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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