Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Hobbie
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 22, 1993No. 1930110PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama has certified this question:
"Did the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, in Sinkfield v. Bennett, CV-93-689-PR, have subject matter jurisdiction under Alabama law to enter the orders of May 12 and August 13, 1993?"
The question certified arose out of litigation that began in March 1992, when a group of African-American plaintiffs brought an action in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama challenging, under federal law, the way district lines are currently drawn for the Alabama State…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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