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Marnika Lewis, et al v. Governor of Alabama, et al

  1. December 13, 2019

    11th Circ. Nixes Race-Based Challenge To Ala. Wage Law

    The full Eleventh Circuit nixed a suit Friday that challenged Alabama's law blocking local governments from hiking the minimum wage above the statewide $7.25 floor, despite a dissent that skewered the majority for avoiding the key question of whether the state law discriminated against black workers in the city of Birmingham.

  2. January 31, 2019

    Full 11th Circ. To Revisit Suit Calling Ala. Wage Law Racist

    The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday granted an en banc rehearing in a dispute over an Alabama law that blocks local governments from passing minimum wage hikes, wiping out a panel ruling that revived allegations the law discriminates against Birmingham's black majority.

  3. July 25, 2018

    11th Circ. Revives NAACP Suit Calling Ala. Wage Law Biased

    The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday revived an NAACP suit challenging an Alabama law that nullified a minimum wage hike adopted by the city of Birmingham, saying the circumstances of the law's passage support a finding that the state legislature was biased against the city's black majority.

  4. August 11, 2017

    Ala. Biz Groups Back State In Wage Law Suit At 11th Circ.

    Retail and restaurant associations and other business groups on Thursday urged the Eleventh Circuit to back Alabama's bid to toss a suit alleging that state legislators discriminated against Birmingham blacks by preempting an ordinance to raise the city's minimum wage, saying that statewide uniformity of employment laws forecloses any race discrimination claims.

  5. June 13, 2017

    Civil Rights Challenge To Ala. Wage Law Gains Support

    Prominent civil rights groups, legal historians and local politicians urged the Eleventh Circuit on Monday to review the dismissal of a federal suit alleging Alabama state legislators discriminated against Birmingham blacks by preempting an ordinance to raise the city's minimum wage.