Advocacy groups decry LGBTQ+ rights lawyer’s false testimony indictment
A lawyer for Lambda Legal was indicted after being accused of making a false statement during a 2022 judicial panel investigating “judge-shopping.”
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State seeks summary judgement in gender care suit
The state argues that the 11th Circuit reversal of the injunction on the law reinforces the state's right to enforce its law.
Trial on gender-affirming care ban likely delayed to October
The judge also lifted a deadline to produce a document, after previously requiring attorney to hand it over or face potential jailing.
Judge threatens to jail lawyers challenging state’s law banning gender-affirming care
The attorneys say the order is an abuse of judicial power.
Illinois man sentenced on drug trafficking charges
Ortega was found guilty of operating a drug trafficking ring that stretched all the way from Mexico to Alabama.
Moody man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for illegal gun possession, identity theft
Monday, a federal judge sentenced a Moody man for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for aggravated identity theft. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney Jay E. Town and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis. United States District Judge Liles Burke sentenced Greg Alan McDonald, age … Continued
Chris McCool sworn in early as Court of Criminal Appeals judge
District Attorney Chris McCool, who was elected Nov. 6 to serve as a judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals, has been sworn in early to serve out the remainder of Judge Liles Burke’s term. Burke was recently confirmed as a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, leaving his post on the … Continued
Senate confirmed Burke to be district judge in North Alabama
Alabama’s senior U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby on Thursday released the following statement regarding the Senate confirmation of Judge Liles Burke to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. Burke was nominated to the judgeship by President Trump in September 2017. “I am proud to have voted tonight to confirm Judge Liles … Continued
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See recent postsCourt of Criminal Appeals continues its failure to rule in Hubbard case
With the indictment, conviction and sentencing of former Republican Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, there was an expectation of change. But because the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has failed to rule on Hubbard’s case, the once-hoped-for new dawn in Alabama politics is on hold. For 11 months, the appeals court has been in … Continued