From the West Alabama Newsroom– A dispute between the Lowndes County Sheriff and the county commission — goes before a judge in Hayneville Municipal Court. Sheriff Chris West is facing charges of Harassment — and Interfering-with-a-Governmental-Operation. “There was a packed courthouse. So, this is obviously a matter of public interest and great public concern. And Sheriff West is eager to…
(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) WASHINGTON (AP) – The House Financial Services Committee holds a hearing Thursday following January’s GameStop saga during which shares soared 1,600% before falling back to Earth. The episode has been portrayed as a victory of the little guy over Wall Street giants, but not everyone is buying it. Lawmakers of both parties are among the skeptics….
Trustees at Alabama State University in Montgomery have decided to hold a hearing that could result in the removal of president Gwendolyn Boyd. The decision came during a board meeting held Monday. Boyd was suspended from work 10 days ago, and the hearing set for Dec. 16 will determine the next step. Board members complained that they can’t get information…
A judge has scheduled a September hearing on motions filed in former House Speaker Mike Hubbard ethics case as Hubbard seeks to overturn his criminal conviction. Circuit Judge Jacob Waller on Thursday scheduled a Sept. 2 hearing on post-trial motions filed in the case. The judge did not elaborate. A jury convicted Hubbard on 12 state ethics law violations. He…
A federal judge in Montgomery says he will decide Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s lawsuit against state judicial investigators without a hearing. U.S. District Judge Harold Albritton issued an order Wednesday saying his eventual decision will be based on legal documents alone. Albritton canceled a hearing set for Thursday in the same order. The decision came after the judge conferred…
A judge has found probable cause to send the case of Montgomery police officer Aaron Smith to a grand jury. Smith appeared in court today for a preliminary hearing in connection to the Feb. 25 shooting death of Gregory Gunn. Smith was arrested after he shot and killed Gunn, a 58-year-old resident of the Mobile Heights community in Montgomery. It happened in the…
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) – A prosecutor’s conversations with a political operative are taking center stage in House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s ethics case. A hearing is being held Thursday on Hubbard’s request to dismiss the case because of what he called “gross misconduct” by prosecutors. Baron Coleman testified that he had many conversations with prosecutor Matt Hart. Coleman said he recorded…
