Alex Murdaugh returns to court as defense argues for retrial move after clerk scandal poisoned jury pool

Alex Murdaugh’s murder case is headed back to court Monday morning in the shadow of the clerk of court scandal that unraveled his convictions and gave one of America’s most notorious defendants a shot at a second trial.

Murdaugh, the disgraced former South Carolina attorney convicted in the 2021 murders of his wife and son before his convictions were overturned, is expected to appear at a 10 a.m. status and scheduling hearing in Lexington County, South Carolina.

It will mark Murdaugh’s...