BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

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The Alabama Supreme Court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the city of Birmingham against Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway.

The suit, filed in February 2024 , claimed that the sheriff was obligated to house people arrested by the city in the Jefferson County Jail, even if they did not have a valid warrant.

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The city and county originally had a memorandum of understanding in late 2023, under which the county would temporarily house city inmates after they were arrested; however, this agreement was later terminated due to a disagreement over terms between the two parties.

The State Supreme Court said in its ruling that the lawsuit's dismissal was valid because n

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