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Despite conviction, Montgomery cop remains free two years later

Former Montgomery officer AC Smith was convicted in January 2020 of killing an unarmed Black man. He's still free today.

February 10, 2022

A brief look at candidate Barry Moore

Former state Representative Barry Moore will face Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman in a Republican primary runoff for Alabama’s Second Congressional District on July 14. Moore entered politics in 2010, at the urging of then-Chair of the Republican Party Mike Hubbard. (Hubbard is a convicted felon who is sentenced to four years in state prison for … Continued

June 15, 2020

Sentencing of former Montgomery cop sends an important message

A former Montgomery police officer was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in prison for the killing an unarmed black man. That is important. Do not misconstrue what I’m saying, or what I’m going to say, into a statement of joy or satisfaction. There should be none of those feelings, because nothing that happened in … Continued

January 30, 2020

45 years later, man sentenced to life at 16-years-old seeks parole

Faith communities, prisoners’ rights groups, friends and family of man sentenced to life at 16-years-old are advocating for his parole to be approved after spending over 45 years in prison. Andre Legay Wallace was convicted of murder, robbery, rape and mayhem in 1974. He was then sentenced to concurrent terms of life in prison for … Continued

November 14, 2019

An Alabama court botched the trial of Jorge Ruiz so badly that he could get a do-over

When Jorge Ruiz was sentenced in an Autauga County courtroom in early August to 99 years in prison for the accidental death of a Deatsville nurse, it marked the end of one of the more shameful stretches of injustices in Alabama legal history. Ruiz, a Mexican national who was in the country on a proper … Continued

September 25, 2019

League of the South member sentenced to prison for Charlottesville beating

A Florida man connected to the Alabama-based white supremacist group the League of the South was sentenced to more than two years in prison Tuesday for beating a black man during the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville. Tyler Watkins Davis, 51, is to serve two years and one month for hitting DeAndre Harris … Continued

August 29, 2019

AG supports bill to reform pardons and paroles board

Attorney General Steve Marshall is supporting legislation intended to reform the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. The legislation, proposed by the attorney general’s office, is sponsored by Republican Sen. Cam Ward and Republican State Rep. Connie Rowe. The bill comes after months of controversy surrounding the parole board and its release practices. In October, … Continued

April 11, 2019

Ex-student alleges private school was aware of relationships between teacher, students

A former student of a West Alabama private school has filed a lawsuit against the school, its board and its headmaster, alleging they were aware of inappropriate and illegal sexual relationships between a female teacher and several students more than a year before charges were filed against the teacher but failed to inform the parents or … Continued

August 7, 2018

What’s taking so long with the Mike Hubbard appeal?

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter On Oct. 5, 2016, former House Speaker Mike Hubbard, two months removed from being found guilty of 12 felonies, officially filed an appeal in his case with the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Thirteen days later, in a Baldwin County Circuit Court, Justin Shawn Miller went on trial for … Continued

January 24, 2018