Courts AG Marshall signs onto amicus brief supporting deployment of National Guard to Chicago Alabama's attorney general joined a legal effort supporting the Trump administration's plan to deploy National Guard members to Chicago. Alex JobinOctober 10, 2025
Courts Baldwin County man files lawsuit against ICE’s construction site raids A Baldwin County man, a natural-born U.S. citizen, filed a federal lawsuit alleging two construction site raids violated his Fourth Amendment rights. Jacob HolmesOctober 1, 2025
Courts Redrawing of Jefferson County Commission district must continue during appeal A federal judge said the unconstitutional districts posed more potential harm on voters. Josh MoonSeptember 29, 2025
Courts Alabama Supreme Court sends inmate work release case back to appeals court In an odd move, the state's highest court declined a case transferred by the Court of Civil Appeals, sending it back instead. Josh MoonSeptember 8, 2025
Courts Governor, speaker challenge AHSAA over CHOOSE Act athlete eligibility Gov. Kay Ivey and Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter filed an injunction challenging the AHSAA's ban on CHOOSE Act student-athletes competing after transfers. Mary Claire WootenSeptember 5, 2025
Courts Lawsuit over Autauga County jail conditions heads to court A judge heard arguments today on whether to dismiss the case regarding the Autauga County Metro Jail, which was evacuated due to mold. Jacob HolmesSeptember 5, 2025
Courts Five Alabama men, including former state trooper, sentenced for cocaine trafficking Nine men, including a former state trooper, were sentenced in a large-scale operation that transported cocaine from Mexico into Alabama. Jacob HolmesAugust 29, 2025
Courts Judge orders new trial for Alabama death row inmate in light of new DNA evidence New DNA evidence implicated another man, leading a federal judge to order a new trial for the inmate after three decades on death row. Alex JobinAugust 29, 2025
Courts Former Decatur officer seeks relief from Alabama Supreme Court Mac Marquette petitioned the Alabama Supreme Court to dismiss his murder charge, citing “abundant evidence that his use of force ... was justified.” Mary Claire WootenAugust 28, 2025
Courts Depose and deport: DOJ calls for rare move in Campos-Reyos case Last week, the Department of Justice sought rare depositions of undocumented immigrants held as witnesses, likely to be deported by ICE. Jacob HolmesAugust 26, 2025