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Statement from Doug Jones regarding the Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais Ruling

“Today’s Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais is a catastrophic setback to voting rights in this country and, in all but name, a death sentence to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.”

Apr
29
2026
PRESS RELEASE

Statement from Doug Jones on FBI Charges Against the Southern Poverty Law Center

“The charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center are as outrageous as they are dangerous. The Trump Administration has now taken the weaponization of the Department of Justice and the FBI to levels we have never seen.”

Apr
23
2026
PRESS RELEASE

Statement from Doug Jones Regarding the Latest Legislative PSC Con Job

“If we are serious about lowering costs, we need transparency and accountability. This bill, as it stands now, does not make the Public Service Commission more transparent and accountable.”

Apr
1
2026
PRESS RELEASE

Doug Jones Calls on Gov. Ivey and The Legislature to Suspend Alabama’s Gas Tax

“I am calling on Governor Ivey and the Alabama Legislature to act now and pass a 60 to 90 day suspension of Alabama’s gas tax, similar to the action taken in Georgia this past week.

Mar
21
2026
PRESS RELEASE

Statement from Doug Jones Regarding the Passage of HB541 by the Alabama House

“Once again, Republicans in the Alabama legislature are attempting to rig elections by denying Alabama citizens the right to vote in the political primary of their choice.”

Mar
19
2026
PRESS RELEASE

Statement Regarding Gov. Ivey’s Decision to Commute the Sentence of Charles “Sonny” Burton

“As governor, you often have to make hard choices, and I am thankful Governor Ivey commuted the death sentence of Sonny Burton to life in prison without parole,”

Mar
10
2026