Alabama AG Opens Civil Investigation of SPLC After Federal IndictmentMay 24, 2026Law and PolicyAlabama AG Steve Marshall has opened a civil investigation into the SPLC under state consumer protection law, issuing a subpoena days after a federal wire fraud indictment.
Alabama Jury Convicts Mother on Corpse-Abuse Count After Manslaughter DismissalMay 24, 2026VerdictsAn Alabama jury convicted Karen Halstead of corpse abuse after a judge dismissed the manslaughter charge mid-trial in Henry County Circuit Court on May 20, 2026.
Regions Bank Pays $4.9 Million to Settle PPP False Claims Act LiabilityMay 23, 2026Law and PolicyRegions Bank agreed to pay $4.9 million to resolve False Claims Act liability over an ineligible PPP loan forgiveness approval, the DOJ announced May 22, 2026.
GOP States Race to Redraw Maps After Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights ActMay 23, 2026Legal NewsAfter the Supreme Court's April 29 Callais ruling gutted VRA Section 2, GOP states are redrawing maps before 2026 primaries, with Florida eyeing four new Republican seats.
SPLC Pleads Not Guilty, Defense Moves for Grand Jury RecordsMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe SPLC pleaded not guilty May 8 to 11 federal fraud counts tied to its informant program; defense counsel seeks grand jury transcripts, alleging DOJ misconduct.
Supreme Court Vacates Alabama Redistricting Block, Cites CallaisMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 emergency order vacates a district court block on Alabama's race-neutral congressional map, invoking Callais two weeks after that ruling.
Supreme Court Dismisses Alabama Execution Case, Leaving Disability Bar IntactMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court dismissed Hamm v. Smith 5-4, sparing an Alabama death row inmate but leaving courts without a uniform test for borderline IQ cases.
Alabama Files Emergency Motion to Void Allen v. Milligan InjunctionMay 22, 2026Legal NewsAlabama's emergency motion asks a federal court to void the Allen v. Milligan injunction using Callais, threatening the state's majority-Black 7th district before 2026 elections.
Regions Bank Pays $4.9 Million to Settle PPP Loan Forgiveness False Claims Act CaseMay 22, 2026Law and PolicyRegions Bank agreed to pay $4.9 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations it improperly approved forgiveness of an ineligible PPP loan, the DOJ announced May 22, 2026.
Henry County Jury Convicts Mother on Corpse Abuse, Manslaughter DismissedMay 22, 2026VerdictsA Henry County, Alabama jury convicted Karen Halstead of abuse of a corpse after the trial judge dismissed a manslaughter charge mid-trial in Abbeville.