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Cornerstone, Confusion, Perceived Turf Wars - Bentley and Strange

Rickey Stokes

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Posted by: RStokes
Date: Nov 09 2015 11:04 AM

By Bill Britt
Alabama Political Reporter


MONTGOMERY— If confusion and hints of turf wars bubbled up last Thursday and Friday, with Governor Robert Bentley’s signing of Executive Order 13, the roots of the conflict are grounded in the dispute between Gov. Bob Riley and Attorney General Troy King in 2008. The battle between Riley and King over enforcement of State gaming laws was settled under a cloud of suspicion, when the State Supreme Court in Riley v. Cornerstone declared the Governor the “Supreme Executive Authority” and the “Chief Magistrate.”


The Cornerstone Ruling, as it has come to be known, led to an approximate eight-year battle over legal verses illegal bingo which, according to Bentley, has cost the State millions in dollars and human resources. 


Last week, on Thursday, Nov. 5, Gov. Bentley announced he was bringing an end to the policy which began under Riley, when he invoked his authority under the Cornerstone ruling to revoke, repeal, and rescind Executive Order 1, which placed the primary responsibility to investigate and enforce Alabama’s anti-gambling laws under the State’s Attorney General. In issuing Executive Order 13, Bentley announced he was returning the primary duty of enforcing State gambling laws to local law enforcement officials.


The official notice to the press was emailed around 10:00 AM. According to Governor Bentley, Attorney General Luther Strange was informed of this decision 30 minutes prior to the official announcement. Gov. Bentley’s call reached General Strange while he was recovering from knee replacement surgery.


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