Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour secures federal judge role
The U.S. Senate confirmed Edmund LaCour Jr.'s nomination, elevating the former Alabama solicitor general to a federal judgeship.
Courts
Alabama Supreme Court backs JeffCo sheriff in inmate dispute
The dispute involved whether a sheriff was required to house a city's arrestees in the county jail.
AG Marshall signs onto amicus brief supporting deployment of National Guard to Chicago
Alabama's attorney general joined a legal effort supporting the Trump administration's plan to deploy National Guard members to Chicago.
Baldwin County man files lawsuit against ICE’s construction site raids
A Baldwin County man, a natural-born U.S. citizen, filed a federal lawsuit alleging two construction site raids violated his Fourth Amendment rights.
Redrawing of Jefferson County Commission district must continue during appeal
A federal judge said the unconstitutional districts posed more potential harm on voters.
Alabama Supreme Court sends inmate work release case back to appeals court
In an odd move, the state's highest court declined a case transferred by the Court of Civil Appeals, sending it back instead.
Governor, speaker challenge AHSAA over CHOOSE Act athlete eligibility
Gov. Kay Ivey and Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter filed an injunction challenging the AHSAA's ban on CHOOSE Act student-athletes competing after transfers.
Lawsuit over Autauga County jail conditions heads to court
A judge heard arguments today on whether to dismiss the case regarding the Autauga County Metro Jail, which was evacuated due to mold.
Five Alabama men, including former state trooper, sentenced for cocaine trafficking
Nine men, including a former state trooper, were sentenced in a large-scale operation that transported cocaine from Mexico into Alabama.
Judge orders new trial for Alabama death row inmate in light of new DNA evidence
New DNA evidence implicated another man, leading a federal judge to order a new trial for the inmate after three decades on death row.