Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 307 into law on Tuesday, establishing the Speedy Trial Act. This new law expedites trials for ...

The verdict in the Pollachi sexual assault case, in which all the nine accused were sentenced to life-term jail without ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey signed House Bill 307 into law on Tuesday, creating the Speedy Trial Act. Sponsored by ...

The bill allows district attorneys or the attorney general to request temporary judicial appointments for specific backlogged ...

House Bill 307 should change that. The Speedy Trial Act gives courts the power to bring in retired or active judges from other counties to hear additional violent crime cases. The bill also ...

Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law Tuesday designed to get Alabama court cases underway faster. House Bill 307, known as the Speedy Trial Act, was sponsored by Sen. Will Barfoot and Rep. Jim Hill.