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Coverage of court ruling from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

Bayou La Batre An empty meeting room with a long board table and chairs, representing a public body's executive session

Judge Voids $4.2 Million Retirement Deal, Finds Bayou La Batre Housing Board Broke Open Meetings Law

James Bullard, July 9, 2026July 14, 2026

A Mobile Circuit judge ruled the Bayou La Batre Housing Authority board violated Alabama’s Open Meetings Act in approving contracts behind closed doors that created a $4.2 million retirement payout for two former executives.

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Mobile Federal courthouse building representing the Mobile same-sex adoption case

Mobile Federal Judge Postpones Hearing on Same-Sex Adoption Dispute

James Bullard, March 15, 2015

A U.S. District Judge in Mobile postponed a hearing over whether Mobile County’s probate judge must process a same-sex adoption petition.

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Local News A judge's gavel resting beside stacked legal documents in a courtroom

Mobile County Judges Say They Have No Power to Erase an Arrest Record

James Bullard, March 7, 2005

A standing order from Mobile County District Court, reported in March 2005, declared the court had no authority to expunge arrest records and sent petitioners to the Legislature instead.

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