U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins

A lawsuit challenging Alabama's mask mandate has been thrown out by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins of Montgomery called the suit a…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to block Alabama’s mask mandate and other state health orders during the pandemic. U.S. District Judge…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has heard arguments in a voting rights lawsuit challenging Alabama's system of statewide elections for appellate…

A federal judge has halted the execution of an Alabama inmate just hours before he was to be put to death.Chief U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins on…

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker will have his own day in court after all.U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins recently ruled against dismissing…

A federal judge may allow Alabama to change its lethal injection method for an inmate's execution scheduled for next month.Al.com reports U.S. District…

Alabama death row inmates are seeking alternative methods for execution. APR student reporter Parker Branton reports on their latest arguments.Death row…

A federal judge says the state of Alabama may not use a large dose of a sedative to execute five death row inmates.U.S. District Judge William Keith…