Courts

Lawsuit challenges Madison County voting map as racially unfair

The suit challenges the “6-1” election system used to select commissioners in Madison County.

April 15, 2025

Alabama Always sues, says cannabis board too biased to be fair

Company files lawsuit and petition citing bias, legal violations, and calls for commissioners' recusal from medical cannabis decisions.

Bill Britt

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April 4, 2025

Gov. Ivey appoints Judge Tiffany B. McCord to Montgomery Circuit Court

She was sworn into her new office on April 3 at 4 p.m. in the Montgomery County Courthouse.

April 4, 2025

Alabama chief justice praises Senate bill expanding accountability courts

Chief Justice Sarah H. Stewart called accountability courts an important tool to hold offenders accountable while providing the treatment and services.

March 20, 2025

Marshall asks U.S. Supreme Court to OK religious charter schools

Marshall joined a 12-state amicus brief endorsing the foundation of a religious charter school in Oklahoma.

Wesley Walter

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March 18, 2025

Ten defendants plead guilty in sports betting and money laundering scheme

Court records indicate that the operation, known as Red44, was a sophisticated bookmaking network.

February 13, 2025

Co-founder of Stand Up Mobile speaks on upcoming 2nd Congressional District trial

Alabama's congressional map has been in litigation since 2021, when two groups alleged that it diluted the voting power of Black Alabamians.

Alex Jobin

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February 11, 2025

Former Alabama jail administrator charged with federal civil rights violation

The indictment alleges former Crenshaw County Jail administrator Christian Alexander Porter assaulted a handcuffed and compliant inmate.

January 29, 2025

SCOTUS rejects IVF clinic’s appeal in watershed case

The Mobile-based Center for Reproductive Medicine filed the appeal in an attempt to overturn February's ruling.

Alex Jobin

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October 9, 2024