Alex Murdaugh murder trial

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.

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

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.

A former court clerk who helped with the murder trial that led to the conviction of once-powerful South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has been arrested.

Known for the Murdaugh trial, retired judge Clifton Newman shares life after sentencing, his family's civil rights history and thoughts on the recent push against diversity, equity and inclusion.

Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are taking two paths to appeal his murder convictions for killing his wife and son, saying that a court clerk pushed a guilty verdict to jurors to sell books and that the trial judge allowed improper evidence like the disgraced South Carolina lawyer's financial crimes.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 16, 2024: host Gavin Jackson has a conversation with Wall Street Journal reporter and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bauerlein on her book The Devil at his Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty.

Alex Murdaugh's appeal of a 40-year federal financial crimes sentence is denied but he's filed others, in his double murder conviction.

The appeals are just beginning for disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is almost three years into a life sentence without parole for killing his wife and son.

South Carolina officials have filed 76 counts of ethics violations against the court clerk who handled the Alex Murdaugh murder trial.