Courts Tiara Hudson and voting rights groups challenged transfer judgeships The groups challenged the constitutionality of a transfer of a judgeship from Jefferson County to majority-white Madison County. StaffJuly 22, 2022
Courts Lawsuit accuses Regions Bank, trustees of mismanaging trust The lawsuit also claims that board members for the trust improperly used funds to send their kids to college. Josh MoonJuly 14, 2022
Courts AEA lawsuit: officials not following law when considering teachers’ injury compensation The lawsuit claims the Board of Adjustment has a different, unfair workers' comp process for teachers and education employees. Josh MoonJune 27, 2022
Courts Beasley Allen files series of lawsuits against Facebook parent company Meta The lawsuits allege company executives were aware of the harmful effects of Facebook, Instagram but did nothing to protect young people Josh MoonJune 10, 2022
Courts Judge blocks motion to dismiss lawsuit against Merrill over access to purged voter lists Greater Birmingham Ministries filed the suit, claiming the Secretary of State's Office refused to release the information without charging "exorbitant fees." Jacob HolmesJune 3, 2022
Public safety Lawsuit alleging racism in Homewood Police Department moving forward Veteran officer Victor Sims alleges the department discriminated against him because is Black, then retaliated when he spoke out. Eddie BurkhalterMay 4, 2022
Courts Justice Department challenges Alabama law criminalizing gender-transitioning medical care The complaint alleges that the law violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. StaffMay 2, 2022
Health New lawsuit filed to challenge law criminalizing transgender medical care Two similar lawsuits were dropped Friday without explanation, but counsel for the plaintiffs said they expect those suits to be refiled. StaffApril 21, 2022
State Civil rights group sues City of Florence over ordinances used to curb protests Protesters say the police chief began requiring them to pay for police protection and even used noise ordinances on unamplified voices. StaffApril 20, 2022
State AG Marshall announces millions in settlements with opioid manufacturers, distributors The settlement funds are to be used to remediate the harms caused by the opioid crisis in Alabama. StaffApril 20, 2022