June 10, 2025
The mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, escaped a lawsuit claiming he harassed a police chief and forced him to resign because he refused to give preferential treatment to Black employees, as a federal judge said there was no evidence of a campaign to oust the law enforcement official.
June 02, 2025
The city of Montgomery, Alabama, defeated a Black former police chief's lawsuit claiming the mayor forced him out for failing to give preferential treatment to Black employees, with a federal judge saying he couldn't overcome the argument that low morale and a high crime rate spurred the city to seek his resignation.