Legal Opinion
Fulton v. Baker
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 27, 1991No. S91A1450PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
Laurie Fulton filed this action seeking an injunction and a judgment declaring unconstitutional a provision of a local act that makes temporary her appointment as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Douglas County (“Commission”). The trial court rejected her challenge and ordered the local board of elections to call a special election to select a new commissioner. Because section 2 of the local act is a bill of attainder prohibited by both the Georgia and United States constitutions, we reverse.
Douglas County voters elected Bob Arnold to the Commission in 1990 to serve…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Cummings v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- United States v. LovettSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- City Council of Augusta v. MangellySupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Lee v. City of Villa RicaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Hussey v. Chatham CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Hussey v. Chatham CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1998