Alex Murdaugh

A federal civil lawsuit against the former Colleton County clerk of court and a motion to unseal a criminal case against her were both revealed Monday as Murdaugh's legal team prepares to defend him again.

The suit filed Sunday in federal court in South Carolina against former Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill seeks punitive and compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees.

Now that Alex Murdaugh's double murder convictions have been overturned, prosecutors plan a speedy retrial as the defense says it has new information.

The high court ruled Wednesday that a court clerk influenced the trial by suggesting to jurors that Murdaugh might lie while testifying in his own defense.

Alex Murdaugh's lawyers are asking the South Carolina Supreme Court to overturn his murder convictions. They argue that the trial judge's rulings and a biased court clerk prevented a fair trial.

Alex Murdaugh's lawyers are asking the South Carolina Supreme Court to overturn his murder convictions.

From allegations of jury tampering to a judge's decision to allow testimony about other crimes, Alex Murdaugh's defense team hopes the state's highest court will rule the former attorney did not get a fair trial.

Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison in 2023 for the murder of his wife Maggie and son Paul.

Former South Carolina court clerk Becky Hill has pleaded guilty to showing sealed court exhibits to a photographer and lying about it in court. Hill was arrested in May on charges including obstruction of justice and perjury.

Russell Laffitte, a former bank CEO who pleaded guilty to helping in Alex Murdaugh's financial schemes, was sentenced on state charges on Oct. 13. His sentence will run concurrent with his federal sentence.