Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall expressed approval of the U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in Trump v. United States, which overturned the D.C. Circuit’s ruling that former President Donald Trump has no immunity from criminal prosecution. The majority opinion stated that "our constitutional structure of separated powers" grants a former President certain absolute and presumptive immunities from criminal prosecution for official acts conducted during their presidency.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that the Circuit Court of Shelby County granted his emergency request for a temporary restraining order against Legend Windows, LLC and individuals affiliated with the business, Jody Ray Whitworth, Bobby Ray Whitworth, and Robin Simmons Willard. The Attorney General alleges that Legend Windows, the Whitworths, and Willard violated Alabama’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) by misleading consumers into making deposits for new windows and doors and then failing to deliver the agreed-upon products.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey in a legal action against the Biden Administration's recent electric vehicle mandate. This effort, which includes 26 states, aims to block the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) stringent fuel efficiency standards in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in sending a letter to President Biden opposing the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Certain Palestinians Presidential Memorandum issued on February 14, 2024.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined a 24-state coalition urging the district court in Florida to deny the Biden Department of Justice’s request for a gag order against President Trump. The proposed gag order would prevent President Trump from speaking about the raid on his Mar-a-Lago home during an election campaign.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and 42 state attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. As part of the settlement, which is pending judicial approval, Alabama will receive $13,458,975.
Attorney General Steve Marshall has announced the conviction of Terry DeWayne Herring, a 28-year-old resident of Pell City, St. Clair County, on multiple counts related to child pornography and transmitting obscene matter to a minor. Herring pleaded guilty in St. Clair County Circuit Court to five counts of possession of obscene matter with intent to disseminate images and videos depicting individuals under the age of 17, and one count of transmitting obscene matter to a child.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has spearheaded a 23-state coalition challenging a recent Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision. The panel's ruling mandates that employers providing healthcare coverage must include sex-change operations for employees or risk liability under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall today commended the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the case of State of Alabama v. Marcus Bernard Williams. Williams, who confessed to the 1996 murder and rape of Melanie Rowell in St. Clair County, was initially sentenced to death. During his appeals, Williams argued that childhood abuse led him to become a "hypersexual" predator, which he claimed should have been presented by his trial counsel as mitigating evidence.
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the conviction of a Lauderdale County man on multiple counts of possession of child pornography. Kevin Prather, 52, of Rogersville, pleaded guilty yesterday in Lauderdale County Circuit Court to five counts of possession of obscene material depicting a person under the age of 17.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, along with 20 other state attorneys general, has called on the American Bar Association (ABA) to cease requiring law schools to consider race in admissions and hiring as part of their accreditation process. The ABA is responsible for accrediting American law schools.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed comments opposing a new rule proposed by the Biden Administration that mandates energy-efficiency standards for stoves and ovens. The rule, according to Marshall, will increase costs for kitchen appliances nationwide.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed a lawsuit challenging a new rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The rule redefines the Affordable Care Act’s prohibition against discrimination on the basis of "sex" to include "gender identity." If implemented, it would require medical providers to perform surgeries and administer hormone drugs for gender transition to both children and adults, irrespective of a doctor's medical judgment.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall issued a statement following the execution of Jamie Mills at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama. The execution commenced at 6:12 p.m. CT, and Mills was pronounced dead at 6:26 p.m. CT.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has expressed approval of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. United States, which rejected a recidivist criminal’s argument regarding the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). The case involved a defendant who contended that changes to the federal definition of cocaine should allow him to avoid enhanced penalties for his cocaine-related convictions.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has initiated a 19-state lawsuit against California and other states over litigation targeting major energy companies. The lawsuit contends that the penalties and remedies proposed by these states could significantly impact national energy production and consumption.
Attorney General Steve Marshall praised the United States Supreme Court's decision today upholding South Carolina’s congressional redistricting plan against a constitutional challenge. Last year, a federal court held that the South Carolina legislature racially gerrymandered the district lines on its 2021 congressional map.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, challenging New York's recent elimination of religious exemptions from school vaccination requirements. The brief contends that this policy infringes upon the First Amendment rights of Amish parents who oppose vaccinations on religious grounds.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has announced the indictment of a Muscle Shoals man, Gregory Clay Kirk, in a case involving multiple property crimes. Kirk was arrested and booked into the Madison County Jail on Thursday with his bond set at $475,000.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has announced the indictments of two Walker County men in connection with the 2015 death of Eric Cates. Joshua Franklin Hill, 35, and Luke Williams, Jr., 34, both from Walker County, have been served with indictments for Capital Murder.
