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Alabama Supreme Court to hear Hubbard’s appeal; there is cause for concern

Warning sirens sounded throughout the political and legal communities when, on Monday, the Alabama Supreme Court granted former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard a hearing on his 11 counts of felony public corruption conviction. It may be just that in such a high profile case with great public interest that the court felt it … Continued

Bill Britt

March 13, 2019

Supreme Court gives former Speaker Mike Hubbard one more shot to avoid jail

The Alabama Supreme Court on Monday granted a review of former House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s conviction on 11 felony counts — yet again surprising the legal community with its willingness to bend to political influence. Since the ALSC took up the case seven months ago, many in the legal community felt that Hubbard’s appeal was … Continued

Josh Moon

March 11, 2019

Alabama Supreme Court temporarily blocks Jefferson County court’s Confederate monuments ruling

The Alabama Supreme Court has granted the state of Alabama’s motion to stay a recent Jefferson County Circuit Court judgment that declared the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017 to be unconstitutional. “I am pleased that the Alabama Supreme Court has granted the State’s motion to stay the Circuit Court’s ruling,” Attorney General Steve Marshall … Continued

Brandon Moseley

February 18, 2019

Birmingham opposes stay of judge’s Confederate monuments ruling

The city of Birmingham is opposing Attorney General Steve Marshall’s request for a Jefferson County Circuit Court to temporarily delay a judge’s decision striking down a 2017 law that protests Confederate monuments in Alabama. In a court filing earlier this month, city attorneys asked the court to maintain its ruling that overturned the law. If … Continued

Chip Brownlee

February 15, 2019

Former Sumter County sheriff pleads guilty to criminal ethics, drug charges

A former West Alabama sheriff who was removed from office in 2016 has pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges. Former Sumter County Sheriff Tyrone Clark pleaded guilty Monday to eight criminal charges including ethics violations and drug charges. He was removed from office in July 2016 by the Alabama Supreme Court after he was impeached … Continued

Chip Brownlee

November 28, 2018

Republicans continue to outraise Democrats with a week to go

The final batch of mandatory weekly campaign finance filings shows Republicans continuing to outraise Democrats in all but two of the major statewide races with only a week to go until voters head to the polls on Nov. 6. Republicans dominated Democrats in the races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and secretary of state, … Continued

Chip Brownlee

October 30, 2018

Six former State Supreme Court justices endorse Bob Vance

Tuesday, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Robert “Bob” Vance Jr.’s campaign announced that he has received the endorsements of six former chief and associate justices of the Alabama Supreme Court for his bid to be Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. The Democratic and Republican former supreme court justices endorsed Judge Bob Vance (D) in … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 24, 2018

Court of Criminal Appeals denies requests for rehearing on Hubbard appeal

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has denied requests from former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard and the Attorney General’s Office for a rehearing on his appeal. Hubbard asked the court to reconsider its ruling on his 12 felony ethics convictions from July 2016. The court upheld 11 of the convictions last month, and struck … Continued

Chip Brownlee

September 28, 2018

Want to know why Mike Hubbard still isn’t in prison?

Mike Hubbard probably isn’t going to jail anytime soon. The former Alabama House Speaker who was convicted on 12 counts of misusing his office for personal gain, and who recently had the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals uphold 11 of those convictions, remains free on an appeals bond. While most other convicted felons find themselves … Continued

Josh Moon

September 20, 2018

Center Stage to give up some bingo games

Center Stage is giving up its electronic bingo operations. Attorneys for the Houston County Economic Development Association (HEDA), which conducts the charitable bingo operation out of the Dothan-area casino, and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Thursday that they had reached an agreement in the state’s lawsuit. Marshall’s office sued Center Stage last year … Continued

Josh Moon

September 7, 2018