The cavalry has arrived in the legal battle over two Cobb County cityhood efforts. Lawsuits seeking to prevent Vinings and Lost Mountain cityhood questions from being listed on the May 24th ballots, questioning their constitutionality under the principle of “home rule.” Now Attorney General Chris Carr and state Rep. Ginny Ehrhart (R-Marietta) have joined the fray, with Carr’s office entering both cases as a concerned party looking to back the bills, and Ehrhart asking to be admitted as a defendant in the Lost Mountain case as the original bill’s primary sponsor. The legal fight is just beginning, but high profile backup for the cityhood efforts has them RISING…
Ga. Supreme Court’s controversial decision
The recent decision by the Georgia Supreme Court to no longer hear (most) murder appeals has led to criticism and debate, particularly from the state Court of Appeals, which will now handle those cases. Court of Appeals judges say their staffs are already stretched thin, and that such a move would require the legislature to significanltly increase funding and staffing within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center. The move leaves Georgia’s court system DRIFTING…
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