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.
Supreme Court Sidesteps Alabama Death Penalty IQ Case in 5-4 DIGMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 5-4 DIG in Hamm v. Smith bars Alabama from executing Joseph Smith but leaves Atkins v. Virginia exposed to future challenge.
Alabama Jury Convicts Mother of Concealing Son’s Death in FreezerMay 21, 2026VerdictsAn Alabama jury convicted Karen Halstead of abuse of a corpse for concealing her son Logan's remains in a chest freezer; the trial judge acquitted her of manslaughter.
Supreme Court GVR in Alabama Redistricting Case Revives Gerrymandered MapMay 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's GVR in Allen v. Caster vacates special-master remedial maps and sends Alabama's redistricting case back to a lower court, leaving the legislature's challenged map in place for 2026.
Supreme Court Vacates Alabama VRA Remedy, Remands Under CallaisMay 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court vacated Alabama's court-ordered VRA remedial map and remanded under Louisiana v. Callais, threatening to restore a GOP-drawn map for 2026 elections.
DOJ Wire-Fraud Case Against SPLC Draws Expert SkepticismMay 18, 2026Legal NewsDOJ charged the SPLC with wire fraud and money laundering over informant payments. Legal experts question whether the theory can survive pretrial scrutiny.