State Superintendent of Education v. Alabama Education Ass'n

PARKER, Justice.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has certified two questions to this Court pursuant to Rule 18, Ala. R.App. P.

I. Facts and Procedural History

In Davis v. Alabama Education Ass’n, 92 So.3d 737 (Ala.2012), this Court summarized the facts underlying this litigation:

“Employees of the State of Alabama are paid through the office of the comptroller. Subject to certain conditions, § 36-1-4.3, Ala.Code 1975, provides that the comptroller may make deductions from the salary of a State employee upon the employee’s request. Specifically, § 36-l-4.3(a), Ala.Code…