A Macon couple claims that District Attorney David Cooke and others seized their assets, forced them into bankruptcy and destroyed their lives — all based on false evidence. The Bartletts and six other people were arrested in May 2015 and charged with running illegal gambling through their businesses. One of the places raided was Captain Jack’s Crab Shack in Byron, owned by the Bartletts.
A group of advocacy organizations filed a federal lawsuit against Gwinnett County Monday over district lines and at-large voting, claiming the voting method prevents minority voters from being able to elect candidates of their choosing. The suit argues that no minority has ever been elected to the county’s Board of Commissioners and Board of Education.
Three groups representing minorities and civil rights interests are suing Gwinnett County in federal court, arguing the Board of Commissioners and Board of Education districts violate federal voting law. The Georgia NAACP, the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials and the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed the lawsuit Monday morning. The groups are accusing the county …
A Georgia federal court has considered whether a former homeowner’s lawsuit against the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) for conversion of property that she had left in her home after the property was foreclosed could proceed. Elizabeth Mwangi (“Owner”) owned a residential property with a mortgage. The Owner experienced financial hardship and stopped making mortgage payments …
Georgia has joined other states in a lawsuit against the recent federal directive about transgender students in public bathrooms and locker rooms. The lawsuit announced Wednesday also includes Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, Maine, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.. The challenge comes in response to a federal “guidance” to U.S. schools this month to let transgender …
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of six people denied licenses. All of them are currently authorized to work in the United States as they wait for the federal government to process their applications for lawful permanent residency (also known as a green card), which can take several years. Some of the plaintiffs have had valid driver’s licenses for years but were denied under Georgia’s new …