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Let the head coach lead the team: Vote no on Amendment 2

"As the 34th chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and an Alabama justice for over 15 years, I strongly urge you to vote 'no' on Amendment 2," Chief Justice Tom Parker writes.
October 30, 2020

Mike Hubbard’s attorney asks court to reconsider prison sentence

One week after he began serving his prison sentence, the attorney for former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard has asked the court to reconsider his four-year sentence. Hubbard, 57, began serving his sentence on Sept. 11 after being free on an appeals bond for four years. He was ultimately convicted on six felony charges of … Continued
September 21, 2020

Perspective | Can the Legislature write a stronger, clearer and enforceable ethics code? There’s a way

When the cell door closed behind former Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard at 5:05 p.m. on Friday, Sept 11, 2020, there was a momentary sign of victory, but also a chill braced the state’s political landscape. What happens next will be most consequential as the Alabama Supreme Court, and to a lesser degree … Continued
September 14, 2020

Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals upholds Mike Hubbard convictions

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday affirmed the convictions of former House Speaker Mike Hubbard on six felony charges for misusing his office for personal gain.  Hubbard is to report to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office by Sept. 12 to be processed into the Alabama Department of Corrections system.  The Alabama Supreme Court … Continued
September 4, 2020

Denied: Mike Hubbard has 15 days to report to prison

Mike Hubbard is going to prison. The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday announced it had officially denied the former House speaker’s request for a rehearing — a decision that surprised only in the fact that it took five months to be issued — and the Alabama Attorney General’s Office said Hubbard now has 15 days … Continued
August 28, 2020

State’s child support advisory committee will meet online Sept. 17

The Alabama Advisory Committee on Child Support Guidelines and Enforcement will have a web meeting on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. The committee’s members, who are appointed by the Supreme Court of Alabama, have been meeting monthly to review the guidelines and schedule of basic obligations concerning child support and make recommendations for changes … Continued
August 27, 2020

Protestors deface Confederate monument in Birmingham

Angry protesters on Sunday tried to destroy a Confederate monument in Linn Park in Birmingham and successfully tore down a statue. The protesters defaced the Confederate monument, chipped away part of the concrete and pulled the wooden barrier off the base, according to WBRC Fox 6 in Birmingham. The protestors successfully pulled down a statue … Continued
June 1, 2020

Alabama Supreme Court extends suspension of in-person hearings amid COVID-19

The Alabama Supreme Court on Thursday issued an order extending a suspension of all in-person court proceedings through May 15 in response to COVID-19. The state Supreme Court previously issued an order March 13 suspending all in-person court hearings for a month.  Thursday’s order from the court extends the suspension to match Gov. Kay Ivey’s … Continued
April 30, 2020

Will Mike Hubbard ever go to jail? Yes. And likely soon.

Mike Hubbard is likely going to prison within the next couple of months.  Hubbard, the former Alabama House speaker, had his conviction on 11 felony ethics counts partially upheld last week by the Alabama Supreme Court. The justices overturned five of the charges and sent them back to the Alabama Criminal Court of Appeals for … Continued
April 14, 2020