Birmingham

Birmingham Council, Mayor in Dispute Over Water Works Lawsuit

Birmingham City Council President Johnathan Austin (City of Birmingham) Erin Edgemon | [email protected] The Birmingham City Council plans to hire a law firm to represent the body in a lawsuit seeking to void two state laws that beginning next year that would dilute the city’s control of the Water Works Board. President Johnathan Austin said the council is against the expansion of the Water Works …


Tensions Boil Over Birmingham Water Works Board Lawsuit

Lawsuit filed against Mayor William Bell and other entities by the Birmingham Water Works Board. The mayor of Birmingham is being sued over a power struggle between city leaders and the Water Works Board. The lawsuit says it was filed on behalf of the Birmingham Water Works Board, but one member asked how that can be when she didn’t even know that the lawsuit existed, much less than it was filed.


Black Lawmakers Join Lawsuit Over Birmingham Minimum Wage

A group of black Alabama legislators has joined a federal lawsuit alleging that racial bias fueled a state law blocking Birmingham from implementing a local minimum wage. An amended complaint filed in U.S. District Court Thursday says the Alabama Legislative Black Caucus and several black state lawmakers have joined in the lawsuit against the state of Alabama, the city …


Birmingham City Schools Facing Lawsuit After Teacher Allegedly Offers Sex to Improve Grades

A student is suing Birmingham City Schools and the Board of Education — for failing to protect her from an alleged predator, her history teacher at Huffman High School The lawsuit claims that teacher was asking female students for sex – in exchange for better grades. Attorney Julian Hendrix says he knows of at least five students who were approached in this reported …