Johnson v. Carter

J2SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs have appealed from the dismissal of their petition for a writ of mandamus against the members of the Council of the City of New Orleans to compel them to call an election on a proposed amendment of the Home Rule Charter of the city to provide for a local minimum wage. Plaintiffs are among the signers of a petition filed with the Council and containing the number of signatures of registered voters required by the Home Rule Charter to initiate an election to amend the charter. The issue is whether the passage of a state law prohibiting a local government from…