Courts U.S. Supreme Court reverses state Supreme Court ruling on unemployment suit A 5-4 majority ruled the Alabama Supreme Court incorrectly decided state law didn’t allow petitioners to sue over unemployment benefits. Chance PhillipsFebruary 24, 2025
Courts Former correctional sergeant found guilty of Civil Rights violations and obstruction The jury found Lorenzo Mills guilty of assaulting three incarcerated people with a riot baton and falsifying a report. StaffApril 20, 2023
Courts Will Dismukes testifies he didn’t steal anything, merely “double dipped” Dimsukes told the jury that he rightfully earned the $32,000 he agreed to repay Weiss Flooring, only breaking company policy and not the law. Jacob HolmesApril 14, 2023
Courts Voicemail from Will Dismukes’ father supports theory of prosecution Bill Dismukes took the stand and mostly upheld Will's version of events, but his testimony was contradicted by a voicemail. Jacob HolmesApril 13, 2023
Courts Former Weiss Flooring employees testify in Will Dismukes trial The state brought the employees to illustrate that the work Bill Dismukes, Will's father, was paid for could not have been done. Jacob HolmesApril 12, 2023
Courts Alabama AG blocks all ADOC attorneys from handling litigation Marshall stripped ADOC attorneys of their DAG/AAG designations, which prevents them from handling litigation. Josh MoonApril 11, 2023
Courts Former State Rep. Will Dismukes’s theft trial begins Weiss Commercial Flooring president Adam Whitley told the jury that Dismukes paid his father, Bill Dismukes, for floor preparation that never got done. Jacob HolmesApril 11, 2023
Courts Former Montgomery PD chief files federal lawsuit against city, Mayor Reed Chief Ernest Finley claims he was forced to resign as the result of a conspiracy that included phony ethics charges. Josh MoonApril 6, 2023
Courts AltaPointe ordered to pay $7M in Mobile sexual assault case The jury found that AltaPointe failed to provide a minimum standard of care that allowed a minor patient to sexually assault another patient. Jacob HolmesMarch 3, 2023
Courts Alabama Supreme Court: HD10 election challenge can proceed David Cole asked the court to dismiss the challenge and allow the Legislature to take full control of the case. Josh MoonFebruary 10, 2023
Courts AEA: Supreme Court gives go-ahead for Chilton employees’ lawsuit The employees filed suit after the school system attempted to recoup more than $50,000 in alleged salary overpayments. Josh MoonFebruary 10, 2023