In July v. Board of School Com’rs, 2013 WL 2322949 (S.D. Ala. 2013), a group of African-American assistant principals in Mobile County, Alabama, sought class certification under the theory that the school district would not permit African-Americans to serve as principals in predominantly white…
Multiple news outlets are reporting that the infamous Carnival Triumph cruise ship has broken loose from its lines at a port facility in Mobile Alabama where it has been moored since February 14th and drifted from the dock.
The cruise ship sustained…
After four and a half days with no running water, toilets or air conditioning and limited food, victims of the latest Carnival Cruise debacle disembarked in Mobile Thursday night.
The cruise did not sound as fun as they look…
Bonanza N7472N crashed in December 2008 after its engine failed in flight. The engine failed because the crankshaft broke. The 25 year-old pilot was killed in the forced landing attempt. The pilot’s widow sued Continental Motors, alleging that the crankshaft, which was…
Salon.com: “October Baby”: The abortion war hits theaters, by Andrew O’Hehir: An outrageous premise fuels a viral-marketed pro-life drama aimed at Christian viewersIn most respects, Andrew and Jon Erwin’s “October Baby” looks and feels like a typical female coming-of-age…
Over the years, Alabama has become quite the hotbed for smart growth and new urban efforts. Birmingham, Montgomery, and Huntsville all have experienced this approach to sustainable development (and re-development) to different degrees.Now, South LA (Lower Alabama, that is) is…
Two federal courts have responded to BP's motions to stay law suits regarding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico pending a determination of a multidistrict litigation panel on whether to combine the 130+ cases. One granted the stay…
The Associated Press story caught my eye – “Several sick with E-Coli after “Beast Feast” at Mobile church.” Several people, including a 7-year-old boy, have been hospitalized when they became sick with E. coli after eating food at a cookout…
Saw a fantastic movie last night–John Sayles’ latest, Honeydripper. Danny Glover stars as the proprietor (Tyrone “Pinetop” Purvis) of a failing blues club in Harmony Alabama in 1950. Never been to Harmony, but I take it from mapquest that…
