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Alabama Attorney General Joins Group Supporting Lawsuits over Pennsylvania’s Mail-in Ballots

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined nine other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of two lawsuits seeking U.S. Supreme Court review of the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to extend the deadline for mail-in ballots in the state. “Judges are supposed to be servants of the law, not the makers of it,” Attorney General…

Attorney General: Mike Hubbard’s Appeals Are Exhausted and He Must Report for Prison

Attorney General Steve Marshall has issued a statement, saying that it is time that former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard begin serving his punishment for his ethics convictions. This morning, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a Certificate of Judgment, denying Hubbard’s request for a rehearing of his case. “The long road to justice is finally nearing its end for former…

Attorney General Issues Opinion on Postponing Alabama’s March 31 Runoff

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has issued a lengthy opinion regarding whether the state can legally delay the March 31 runoffs because of coronavirus.  Secretary of State John Merrill had sought Marshall’s opinion after several groups called on the runoffs to be delayed to keep voters and poll workers away from each other. Marshall says Gov. Kay Ivey has the…

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall Sued in Riverchase Galleria Shooting Case

Relatives of an Alabama man fatally shot by Hoover police inside the Riverchase Galleria on Thanksgiving have filed a lawsuit against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall to make the state release more evidence about the case. The parents of Emantic “EJ” Bradford Jr. have joined the Alabama NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union in suing Marshall and the police chief…

Pre-existing Conditions as an Election Issue

Marshall vs Siegelman race for Attorney General

One of the issues in Tuesday’s election is a health insurance battle that could end the requirement for insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions. State attorneys-general have lined up—mostly by party— on either side of a lawsuit asking the courts to rule against the affordable care act’s provision for pre-existing condition coverage. A veteran named Maze Marshall called a news…

Attorneys Ask DA to Probe Campaign Donations to AG Steve Marshall

Two Montgomery lawyers are asking the local district attorney to review $735,000 in contributions Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall received from a national Republican group as a possible campaign finance violation. Jullian McPhillips, who has spoken as a campaign surrogate for Marshall’s opponent, Joe Siegelman, and conservative attorney Melissa Isaak, sent the letter Thursday to the district attorney. They contend…