The U.S. Senate has confirmed Alabama Solicitor General Edmund “Eddie” LaCour Jr. to serve as a federal judge for the Northern District of Alabama, approving his appointment in a narrow 51–47 vote. He succeeds retiring Chief Judge L. Scott Coogler, filling a key vacancy on the bench. LaCour has been Alabama’s Solicitor General since 2019, gaining national recognition for his work on major appellate cases. During his tenure, he argued three times before the U.S. Supreme Court and filed more than 100 appellate briefs. Among his most prominent cases was Allen v. Milligan, a landmark ruling involving voting rights and...
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