The Latest Breaking News from Alabama Supreme Court

Women Who Take Abortion Pills Could Face Criminal Charges, Alabama Attorney General Says

Plus: Lawsuit challenges ban on scraping court records, state marijuana convictions lead to longer federal sentences, and more...

Reason · Jan 11, 2023

Alabama Supreme Court denies new trial for death row inmate

The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday denied a new trial for a death row inmate in a case that has seen the district attorney, former state attorney general and a former chief justice join calls to reexamine his conviction

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Challenge to U of Alabama's "Free Speech Zone" Policy Can Proceed, Under Alabama Campus Free Speech Act

Today's decision of the Alabama Supreme Court in Young Americans for Liberty v. St. John holds that a University of Alabama "free speech zone" policy violates the Alabama Campus Free Speech Act, which generally requires state universities to implement policies (and which is based in some measure on the Goldwater…

Reason · Nov 18, 2022