Montgomery, AL – Alabama's attorney general says a complaint from the president of the Alabama State Bar about ads and phone calls used in last year's contentious race for the state Supreme Court does not warrant prosecution.
Bar President Mark White of Birmingham had asked Attorney General Troy King to investigate ads and phone calls made by three groups in the November general election for the Supreme Court. They either praised Republican Greg Shaw, who won, or criticized Democrat Deborah Bell Paseur, who lost.
King has written a letter to the State Bar saying his office investigated the matter and found that the known facts did not support a viable prosecution.
White says he finds the attorney general's response underwhelming.
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