Lewis v. Bentley: Decision
This is the District Court (N.D. Ala.) decision that the state law preempting Birmingham’s minimum wage violated neither the Federal Voting Rights Act nor the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. This decision is currently being appealed.
Cleveland v. Ohio (Court of Common Pleas): Decision
Ohio Court of Common Pleas Decision granting a permanent injunction on Ohio’s enforcement of a law prohibiting municipalities from adopting local hire ordinances, holding that the state law unconstitutionally infringed on Cleveland’s Home Rule powers.
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce v. Minneapolis (District Court): Decision
Minnesota District Court decision declining to preliminarily enjoin Minneapolis’s paid sick time ordinance, except to the extent that it applies to employers outside of Minneapolis. The decision holds that Minneapolis was likely to succeed on the issue of whether the ordinance was preempted by state law but that it was unclear whether Minneapolis could enforce the ordinance against employers outside of Minneapolis. This case is currently pending at the intermediate appellate level.
Kansas City v. Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners: Decision
Missouri Supreme Court decision allowing Kansas City to submit a ballot proposal on raising the minimum wage, but not addressing any substantive arguments as to whether such a minimum wage increase would be nullified by Missouri state law preempting local minimum wage increases.
Michigan Gun Owners v. Ann Arbor Public Schools: Decision
Michigan Court of Appeals decision upholding policies enacted by Ann Arbor Public Schools banning the possession of firearms on school property and at school-sponsored activities. The Court found that these policies were not preempted by state gun regulations.
Cleveland v. Ohio (Court of Common Pleas): Complaint
Complaint filed by Cleveland seeking to invalidate an Ohio law that would preempt municipal local hire requirements, arguing that the state law violates the Home Rule powers of Ohio municipalities.
Lewis v. Bentley: Complaint
This complaint was filed by the NAACP arguing that an Alabama state law preempting Birmingham’s minimum wage ordinance violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the Federal Voting Rights Act.