Steve Marshall

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Announced the settlement; filed the original lawsuit in April 2025

Alabama announced a settlement with TikTok on September 25, 2026, days before the case was to open as the first US state trial over teen safety on the app. TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million and apply new limits to teenage users in the state.

Updated Sep 29

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Lost the appeal

Joseph Clifton Smith has been on Alabama's death row since 1997. His five IQ tests came back at 72, 74, 74, 75, and 78. On Thursday, the Supreme Court dismissed Alabama's appeal in Hamm v. Smith, letting stand a lower-court finding that Smith is intellectually disabled and cannot be executed.

Updated May 21