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Manufacture Alabama endorses Thomas Govan for Court of Criminal Appeals

Govan currently serves as the chief of the Criminal Trials Division at the Alabama Attorney General’s Office.

December 15, 2023

Alabama FarmPAC makes additional endorsements for 2024 elections

The new endorsements include judicial seats on the Supreme Court and the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.

September 27, 2023

Judge Chris McCool running for Alabama Supreme Court

Judge McCool was elected as a Republican in November 2018 for a six-year term on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.

January 19, 2023

Opinion

State Supreme Court often forgotten in Alabama

"Our Alabama Supreme Court is separate and powerful, but is not shielded by politics."

Steve Flowers

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April 21, 2021

Opinion

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

Bill Britt

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September 14, 2020

Defense attorneys call for AG to drop charges against Selma police officers

Attorneys Julian McPhillips Jr. and David Sawyer are holding a news conference in Montgomery Thursday to again ask Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall to drop charges against three Black Selma Police Officers who were re-indicted on felony charges of lying to the attorney general. McPhillips and Sawyer say that Marshall’s actions caused the three Selma … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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September 10, 2020

Police may serve search warrants out of their jurisdiction, Alabama AG says

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Tuesday that recent actions by the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals and the Alabama Supreme Court have clarified that Alabama law allows law enforcement officers in the state to serve search warrants outside their territorial jurisdiction as long as a judge within the jurisdiction of service approves the warrant. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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July 16, 2020

Kellum holds onto Court of Criminal Court of Appeals seat

While there is still a general election on Nov. 3, Tuesday’s victory effectively re-elected Kellum to her third term as no Democrat or independent qualified to run for the race.

Brandon Moseley

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July 15, 2020

Campaign for Common Sense endorses Sessions, Carl and Smith

The Campaign for Common Sense on Monday announced that it has endorsed Jeff Sessions for Senate, Jerry Carl for Congress in the 1st Congressional District and Will Smith for Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2 in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff elections. “While every election is important, this year we have a Marxist inspired Democrat Party … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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July 14, 2020