Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh returned to court for a status hearing ahead of his tentative April 2027 murder retrial. Defense lawyers are already clashing with prosecutors over courtroom shackles and new DNA requests, following the state Supreme Court's decision to overturn Murdaugh's original 2023 conviction due to juror tampering.

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