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Alabama Supreme Court Orders Release of Expunged Files

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· Story link The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that Mobile municipal court criminal files that had been expunged as far…

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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that Mobile municipal court criminal files that had been expunged as far back as 1988 should be available for public view. Ruling for the Mobile Register in a suit against the city, the court also barred the local court from expunging future criminal files. (3/125/06)

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