COLE v. RILEY

1050662.

989 So.2d 1001 (2007)

R.W. COLE et al. v. Bob RILEY, Governor of the State of Alabama, et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Order Overruling Rehearing March 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon L. Goessling and Katherine D. Jordan, Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia; and D.M. Samsil, Birmingham, for appellants.

Troy King, atty. gen., and Margaret L. Fleming, asst. atty. gen., for appellees.

Ted Pearson, Birmingham, for amicus curiae United States Business & Industrial Council, in support of the appellants.

William D. Coleman and Arden R. Pathak of Capell & Howard, P.C., Montgomery, for amicus curiae Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, in support of the appellees.


COBB, Chief Justice.

This appeal presents the issue whether the practice by the Alabama Department of Public Safety ("ADPS") of offering the written portion of driver's license examinations in multiple languages violates the Alabama Constitution. The appellants, R.W. Cole, J.P. Hendrick, Thomas F. Schenzel, Stuart Shipe, and Charles Van Brock (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Cole"), are all members of the nonprofit organization "ProEnglish" based in Arlington...

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