Courts

Lawsuit: Alabama teens abused, forced to fight at state-funded youth camp

Lawsuits describe Camp SAYLA as a “house of horrors” where children suffered brutal abuse, including being beaten and forced into a staff-created “bounty system.”

Jacob Holmes

July 31, 2025

Report: Alabama law strips voting rights from Black citizens disproportionately

A new report shows Black Alabamians face greater odds of losing and not regaining voting rights under state felony laws.

Bill Britt

July 30, 2025

Federal judges hear arguments on pre-clearance for 2030 Congressional map

A panel of judges heard arguments on Tuesday regarding a potential preclearance requirement for the state's 2030 Congressional map.

Jacob Holmes

July 30, 2025

Judge halts Alabama execution to assess inmate’s mental competency

An Alabama judge stayed David Lee Roberts’ execution to assess mental competency amid concerns that include schizophrenia, delusions and constitutional protections.

Mary Claire Wooten

July 29, 2025

Los Angeles, California, USA - June 10, 2025: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field officers guard a federal building during ICE deportation protests in Downtown LA.

Defense questions charges of harboring illegal aliens against El Patron manager

Federal defender Cecilia Vaca questioned the evidence that Fernandez-Lopez played any role in the employment of nine undocumented immigrants.

Jacob Holmes

July 29, 2025

Alabama AG backs South Carolina in race, sex education lawsuit

Marshall joined a 17-state amicus brief in support of South Carolina's Department of Education against a civil rights lawsuit.

Wesley Walter

July 28, 2025

Former associate director sues AHSAA for gender, age discrimination

The former associate director claims she was forced to train the less qualified man selected over her to lead the AHSAA.

Josh Moon

July 28, 2025

Court to hear arguments Tuesday on whether to subject Alabama to preclearance

Plaintiffs in Alabama's congressional map challenge sought federal oversight of its redistricting process, a decade after a landmark decision freed the state.

Jacob Holmes

July 28, 2025

Judge sanctions Alabama lawyers over fake AI citations in filing

Three Alabama attorneys were reprimanded and removed from a case after submitting court documents with fake citations generated by ChatGPT.

Mary Claire Wooten

July 25, 2025

Judge grants release of Campos-Reyes pending fraud trial

Tears were shed and hugs were shared Wednesday after a judge denied the U.S. Government's request to keep Cesar Campos-Reyes behind bars.

Jacob Holmes

July 24, 2025