Supreme Court Stays Alabama Redistricting Injunction for 2026 ElectionsJuly 3, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's unsigned shadow-docket stay reinstates Alabama's 2023 congressional map for 2026, overriding a district court ruling that found it racially discriminatory.
Alabama Jury Awards $50M in Fatal Heart Diagnosis FailureJuly 2, 2026VerdictsA Mobile County, Alabama jury awarded $50 million against Mobile County Hospital in a wrongful death case involving an allegedly missed coronary artery blockage.
Supreme Court Reinstates Alabama Map, Eliminating Court-Ordered Black DistrictJuly 1, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's unsigned 6-3 order restores Alabama's GOP-drawn map, erases a court-ordered Black district, and tests the reach of the Court's April Callais ruling.
11th Circuit Strikes Alabama Nitrogen Execution Protocol; Supreme Court Affirms BlockJuly 1, 2026Legal NewsThe 11th Circuit unanimously struck Alabama's nitrogen hypoxia execution protocol as cruel and unusual; the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to keep the block in place.
United States v. SPLC: Arraignment on Superseding Indictment, Dismissal Motions PendingJune 19, 2026Law and PolicyThe SPLC was arraigned June 16 on a superseding federal indictment in Alabama covering 11 fraud and money-laundering counts, while dismissal and sanctions motions remain pending.
Federal Jury Hits Human Rights Attorney With $256M RICO VerdictJune 11, 2026VerdictsA federal jury in Birmingham awarded $256 million against human rights attorney Terry Collingsworth and IRAdvocates after finding defamation and RICO violations in litigation against Drummond Co.
Regions Bank Pays $4.9 Million to Settle PPP Loan Forgiveness Fraud ClaimsMay 29, 2026Law and PolicyRegions Bank agreed to pay $4.9 million to the U.S. government to resolve False Claims Act allegations tied to an improper PPP loan forgiveness approval.
Supreme Court DIGs Hamm v. Smith, Leaving Capital Habeas Law UnresolvedMay 29, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court dismissed Hamm v. Smith as improvidently granted on May 21, 2026, leaving AEDPA habeas standards in capital cases unresolved and no precedent set.
Regions Bank Pays $4.9 Million to Settle PPP Loan Forgiveness Fraud ClaimMay 29, 2026Law and PolicyRegions Bank agreed to pay $4.9 million to resolve DOJ allegations it improperly approved forgiveness of an ineligible PPP loan under the False Claims Act.
Regions Bank Pays $4.9 Million to Settle PPP Loan Forgiveness AllegationsMay 25, 2026Law and PolicyRegions Bank agreed to pay $4.9 million to the U.S. government over allegations it improperly approved an ineligible PPP loan for forgiveness under the False Claims Act.