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Suicide of Balch & Bingham attorney William "Bo" Lineberry adds a tragic and...
Bo LineberryAn attorney at Birmingham's embattled Balch & Bingham law firm committed suicide yesterday, adding a sad and shocking turn to reports of a possible federal investigation related to the...
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Alleged broken taillight caused a Georgia state trooper to fatally shoot an...
Julian LewisGeorgia has reached a record settlement in the state-trooper shooting death of an unarmed black man. The Atlanta law firm of Hall and Lampros represented the family of Julian Lewis in the...
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In the wake of Birmingham attorney's shocking suicide, attention turns to...
The suicide last week of Balch & Bingham attorney Bo Lineberry was a stunning and perhaps telling event in the years-long effort to unwind apparent scandal in the Alabama corporate, legal,...
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Alabama might be entering an era where ingrained public corruption is...
K.B. Forbes Alabama might be entering an era where the public corruption that has plagued the state for decades might finally be held to account. That we've reached such a point owes largely to a...
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A panel of federal judges will hear oral arguments in Montgomery this morning...
Donald WatkinsA panel of appellate judges will hear oral arguments in Montgomery this morning in the criminal case of longtime Alabama attorney, banker, and entrepreneur Donald Watkins. The hearing is...
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"Radio silence" is beaming from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Birmingham,...
Prim Escalona Evidence points to a federal investigation, possibly focused on obstruction of justice allegations related to powerful entities in Birmingham. Such a probe likely would tie back to the...
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Dubious past actions by Trump-appointed Special Counsel John Durham raise...
John DurhamPerhaps the most politically charged criminal trial of the 2000s is fast approaching, and a citizen might like to think the prosecutor bringing the case is the kind of honorable, bipartisan...
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A message to our readers: Eye surgery forces Legal Schnauzer to take a break...
I will be undergoing cataract surgery over roughly the next two weeks, so Legal Schnauzer will go on hiatus while I focus on getting my vision back in focus. The right eye will receive treatment...
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"The Matrix Meltdown," with roots in Alabama, turns into a mud-wrestling...
Journalist Nate Monroe, with a friend on vacationDueling lawsuits in Alabama and Florida, featuring current and past leaders of the Montgomery-based Matrix LLC political consulting firm, have sparked...
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"Matrix Meltdown" takes on new dimensions as Joe Perkins issues heated...
Joe PerkinsJoe Perkins, founder of Montgomery-based Matrix LLC, has issued a heated statement against media outlets he claims have defamed him in reporting on the consulting firm's bitter divorce from...
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Feds receive briefing on alleged money-laundering scheme that could involve...
Federal investigators have been briefed on an alleged money-laundering scheme involving $50 million and 18 tax-exempt entities, according to a report at banbalch.com. In a related development, sources...
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As America simmers under a blistering heat wave, Alabama-based Matrix LLC...
U.S. power companies are secretly spending millions to protect profits and fight clean energy, according to a report from The Guardian. The story has strong connections to Alabama and Florida, with...
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Depositions and subpoenas, following Guardian article, heighten the intrigue...
Joe PerkinsLast week's explosive article in The Guardian drew national attention to the ongoing legal battle between Joe Perkins, founder of Montgomery, AL-based Matrix LLC, and the firm's former CEO,...
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) asks Attorney General Merrick Garland for a...
Kathy Castor A member of Congress is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate possible corruption connected to Montgomery, AL-based consulting firm Matrix LLC, according to a report from...
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Stunning revelations about surveillance of Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning...
Tom Fanning Why would Matrix LLC conduct surveillance of Tom Fanning, CEO of Southern Company -- the parent firm of Alabama Power, one of Matrix's own clients? Perhaps of even more interest, what is...
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Have Matrix LLC operatives engaged in behind-the-scenes machinations to...
Scene of the Burt Newsome car crash Documents revealed last week in Birmingham raise these troubling questions:* Have representatives of the Matrix LLC consulting firm attempted to manipulate court...
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Chris Blevins, the Alabama deputy who beat and pepper sprayed me in our home...
Chris Blevins The Alabama deputy who beat and pepper sprayed me inside our own home -- and helped cause me to spend "five months in jail for blogging" -- has died.Chris Blevins died on July 25, 2022,...
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As U.S. Judge Abdul Kallon prepares to step down from his lifetime post,...
Abdul KallonU.S. Judge Abdul Kallon, an Obama appointee, is about to step down from his lifetime position -- a move so unusual, almost unheard of -- that it raises this otherworldly question: Are...
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Will surveillance of Tom Fanning, head of Southern Company, lead to the...
Mark Crosswhite (right) and Jay Town What fallout might Alabama Power (APCO) executives face in the wake of reports about surveillance of Tom Fanning, CEO of Southern Company, the power company's...
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Mark Crosswhite's grip as CEO of Alabama Power is shaking after years of...
Mark CrosswhiteMark Crosswhite's allegiance to the Balch & Bingham law firm and the Matrix LLC consulting firm has become a liability as his tenure as the head of Alabama Power appears to be...
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