Courts

Last-second amendment could lead to the execution of Alabama prisoner

A last-second amendment meant that a ban on judges overriding the wishes of juries to impose the death penalty wouldn't be retroactive.

November 17, 2022

The case originated when Merrill refused to provide voter lists that a federal court deemed public records.

November 1, 2022

The case began when the AG's office improperly froze the bank account of Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway's brother.

October 26, 2022

The filing comes a couple of weeks after the Alabama Supreme Court's latest attempt to unilaterally end electronic bingo.

October 18, 2022

Federal Judge Myron Thompson questioned Secretary Merrill's motivations in denying GBM the voter registration records.

October 12, 2022

Voting rights groups are calling on Alabamians to pray and protest for the Supreme Court to protect "fair maps."

October 7, 2022

The court's conservative justices seemed to be searching for a way to back the state, but also offered criticism.

October 5, 2022

The plaintiffs say the state's "race-blind" approach to drawing maps is a strategy to disenfranchise Black voters.

October 5, 2022

“We in Alabama are no strangers to the fight for fair representation,” Sewell said.

October 5, 2022

Dothan's Letitia Jackson, a plaintiff in the case, said the case boils down to simply ensuring her vote counts as much as your vote

October 4, 2022