Supreme Court of Alabama

Ex Parte Wilcox County Board of Education and Lester Turk

September 2, 20162016 Ala. LEXIS 100

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court granted the petition for a writ of mandamus, holding that the Wilcox County Board of Education is absolutely immune under Ala. Const. §14, that its president, Lester Turk, is likewise immune from the injunctive claim, and that the plaintiff lacks standing to recover alleged wrongful public‑fund expenditures. The Court also noted a concurrence that questioned the binary view of standing doctrine.