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L. Scott Coogler, United States District Judge *1256MEMORANDUM OF OPINION I. INTRODUCTION This case addresses the voting rights claims of Plaintiffs Greater Birmingham Ministries, the Alabama State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ("the Alabama NAAC

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER L. Scott Coogler, United States District Judge I. Introduction On December 6, 2016, Plaintiffs, Greater Birmingham Ministries, the Alabama State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (“the Alabama NAACP”), Giovana Ambrosio, Elizabeth Ware, Debra Silvers,1 and Shameka Harris, filed a

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER L. Scott Coogler, United States District Judge I. Introduction In this action to enjoin enforcement of Alabama’s Photo ID Law, Ala. Code § 17-9-30, the only remaining defendant, Alabama’s Secretary of State John Merrill (“Secretary Merrill” or “the Secretary”), has moved this Court for a protective order preventing him from having to sit for a deposition

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION L. SCOTT COOGLER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE “No right is more precious in a free country than that of having a voice in the election of those who make the laws under which, as good citizens, we must live.” Wesberry v. Sanders, 376 U.S. 1, 17, 84 S.Ct. 526, 11 L.Ed.2d 481 (1964). The constitutional right to vote no doubt means that every individual who wishes to cast a

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge: On June 29, 2006, a Middle District of Alabama jury found Don Eugene Siegel-man, a former Governor of Alabama, and Richard Scrushy, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of HealthSouth Corporation, a major hospital corporation with operations throughout Alabama, guilty of federal funds bribery, in violation

204 Mich. App. 418 (1994) 516 N.W.2d 95 BIRMINGHAM v. VANCE Docket Nos. 142620, 142631. Michigan Court of Appeals. Submitted November 16, 1993, at Detroit. Decided April 4, 1994, at 9:25 A.M. Lopatin, Miller, Freedman, Bluestone, Erlich, Rosen & Bartnick (by Richard E. Shaw), for Julia and Michael Birmingham

552 F.Supp.2d 1302 (2008) Julie Best GRIMES, etc. Plaintiff, v. RAVE MOTION PICTURES BIRMINGHAM, L.L.C., et al., Defendants. Bobbie Harris, etc., Plaintiff, v. Mexican Speciality Foods, Inc., d/b/a La Paz Restaurante & Cantina, Defendant. Edmund Rush, etc., Plaintiff, v. Hooters of East Birmingham, Defendant. William C. Floyd, etc. Plaintiff, v. Express Oil Change, L.L.C., Defendant. C

Case: 11-60728 Document: 00512253627 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/24/2013 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED May 24, 2013 No. 11-60728 Lyle W. Cayce

Joe Nathan James, Jr., petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Criminal Appeals' decision affirming the circuit court's denial of his Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition. See James v. State, 61 So.3d 332 (Ala.Crim.App. 2006). We granted the writ of certiorari. For the following reasons, we reverse the Court of Criminal Appeals' judgment and remand the case. Facts and Procedural History

PARKER, Justice. Wade Tucker, the Wendell H. Cook, Sr. Testamentary Trust, and HealthSouth Corporation (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the plaintiffs”) appeal from the circuit court’s partial summary judgment in favor of the Richard M. Scrushy Charitable Foundation, Inc. (“the Foundation”). We reverse and remand. Facts and Procedural History The circuit court set forth th

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS This is a petition for writ of mandamus filed in this Court by The Birmingham News Company, Inc., The Associated Press, The Advertiser Company, and joined by the Alabama Press Association, as intervenor, seeking to compel Judge H. Randall Thomas of the Circuit Court of Montgomery County to open to the press the pretrial proceedings in the criminal prosecution of the governor of Alabama. "The news media generally have standing to

1 We have styled this case just as it is styled in the United States Court of Appeals. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,966 F.2d 1392, certified to this Court the following question of law: "Whether under Alabama law the tort doctrine of 'duty to control' could be applied to hold a parent corporation liable for the acts of its

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County upholding the validity of certain actions of the Birmingham Racing Commission and ruling that Article I, § 22, of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 was not violated. This Court adopts the opinion and judgment of Judge Marvin Cherner rendered on September 16, 1994, as the opinion of this Court: "This case was submitted for decision by this Court following a trial on the merits on Jul

ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING TORBERT, Chief Justice. Handley petitioned for a writ of mandamus to compel the trial court to vacate its order granting a new trial.1 The writ was denied without opinion on November 14, 1985. Handley’s application for rehearing is granted. Handley sued the City of Birmingham (hereinafter “City”) for negligence. The jury returned a

167 F.Supp.2d 1322 (2001) Ronald SHIELDS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. FORT JAMES CORPORATION, Defendant. No. Civ.A. 99-1045-S. United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division. April 9, 2001. *1323 Richard A. Meelheim, Meelheim, Wilkinson & Meelheim, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff. Tracy P. Turner, Johnstone, Ad

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge: In this case, the plaintiffs, African-Americans, claim that they were subjected to racial harassment in the workplace, and thus a hostile work environment, from 1981 through the filing of their suit in August 1999, and they seek damages from their employer under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The employer denied the harassment; alternatively, as an affirmative defense

Appellant was convicted in Birmingham Municipal Court for concealing a felon in violation of City Code § 36-56 as it adopts § 13-9-2, Code of Ala. 1975. On appeal to circuit court, a jury found the appellant guilty of the charge, and he was sentenced to six months' hard labor and fined $750. On September 23, 1979, Birmingham Police Officer Richard Stone recognized James Harley driving a vehicle on one of the city streets. He had knowledge that there was an outstanding warrant o

BEATTY, Justice. Petition for a writ of mandamus directed to the Honorable J. C. Norton, Judge of the Circuit Court of Hale County. The writ is denied. On November 10, 1980, plaintiff, a resident of Hale County, filed suit in the Circuit Court of Hale County against The Birmingham Post Company, The Birmingham News Company, Angus McEachran and Katharine Biele, seeking damages for the publication of an alle

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge. Appellants United Steelworkers of America [union] and O’Neal Steel, Inc. [company] appeal the district court’s decision that the union breached its duty of fair representation by arbitrarily, discriminatorily and in bad faith refusing to pursue arbitration of appellee Richard James Freeman’s grievance and th

446 F.2d 46 Richard James ROGERS, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.WHITE TRUCKS, a division of White Motor Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama, Defendant-Appellee. No. 71-1559 Summary Calendar.* United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. August 13, 1971. Rehearing Denied September 28, 1971.