From the “just when we thought we’d be able to retire the category” file: it appears that former mayoral candidate Patrick Cooper has not given up his challenge of the results of the 2007 mayoral election. The judge in the case has paved the way for a possible mid-January presentation of the case to the Alabama Supreme Court yesterday according to reports from The Birmingham News.

It appears that Mr. Cooper in Virginia will have to wait just a little bit longer to regain his #1 spot in Google searches.