Legal Opinion
Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama v. Governor of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 2012No. 11-4535PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the challenges of private plaintiffs to various provisions of Alabama’s House Bill 56, the “Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act” (H.B. 56). Relevant to this appeal, the plaintiffs here (the HICA Plaintiffs) brought suit against defendants (the State Officials) contending that sections 8, 10, 11(a), 12(a), 13, 18, 27, 28, and 30 1 are preempted by federal law; that section 28 violates the Equal Protection Clause; and that the last sentence of sections 10(e), 11(e), and 13(h) violates the Compulsory Process Clause. 2 In the…
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- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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