2017 Senate Special Election

Courts

Moore, Corfman say no plans to appeal defamation verdict

Corfman's attorneys characterized the decision as a loss for Moore, who said Wednesday that the decision was a "great victory."

February 4, 2022

Corfman v. Moore ends with jury finding no defamation for either

Moore characterized the verdict as a victory, which Corfman's attorneys disputed, saying the jury "necessarily believed Leigh."

February 2, 2022

Jury enters deliberation in Corfman v. Moore defamation trial

A last-minute witness testified Tuesday to seeing Roy Moore with Leigh Corfman outside a child custody hearing, which conflicts with Moore's testimony that the meeting never occurred.

February 2, 2022

Moore testifies, Corfman’s counsel to call to final witnesses

The trial could conclude today after the examination of two final witnesses and closing arguments from both sides.

February 1, 2022

Moore’s wife, daughter testify as defense begins building case

“It was like a circus; I’ve never seen anything like it,” Kayla Moore said. "We couldn’t sleep, we couldn’t eat."

January 29, 2022

Indignant Moore doubles down on denial

Judge John Rochester had to redirect Moore numerous times to answer the questions specifically as asked by Corfman’s attorney Melody Eagan.

January 28, 2022

“An open secret”: Women testify to Moore’s pattern of interest in underage girls

None of the women accused Moore of sexual misconduct, and some did not find Moore’s actions inappropriate at the time

January 28, 2022

Corfman testifies in defamation case against Roy Moore

Corfman stuck to her position that Moore's denials defamed her by damaging her reputation for honesty.

January 26, 2022

Alabama isn’t unique. “Fake news” is a problem here, too.

So much of what we read every day is wrong and even dangerous. Russian social media manipulation has been well documented, but in Alabama, we’ve had our own issues. One needn’t look much further than Project Birmingham, the social media manipulation scheme launched during the 2017 Senate Special Election. It heavily resembled Russian tactics. While … Continued

September 20, 2019

Jones “outraged” about Russian-style social media experiment during US Senate race

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones Thursday called on the Department of Justice and the Federal Elections Commission to investigate a group of Democratic tech experts who tried to carry out tactics similar to Russia’s election interference during the 2017 Senate special election that led to Jones’ election. The report from The New York Times said the … Continued

December 21, 2018