Supreme Court of Alabama
Ex Parte Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama Petition for Writ of Mandamus (in Re: Dr. William Thompson…
August 30, 2024
Summary
The Alabama Supreme Court granted the Board of Trustees' petition for a writ of mandamus, holding that the original complaint against the University of Alabama at Birmingham was void ab initio because the university is absolutely immune under Article I, §14 of the Alabama Constitution, and that subsequent amendments could not cure this jurisdictional defect. The Court ordered the trial court to dismiss the action.