Legal Opinion
Perdue v. Baker
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 4, 2003No. S03A1154PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Chief Justice.
Governor Sonny Perdue filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel Attorney General Thurbert Baker to dismiss an appeal filed on behalf of the State of Georgia in a case involving legislative reapportionment under the Voting Rights Act. The trial court denied the Governor’s petition, ruling that the Attorney General had exclusive authority to decide whether to continue the State’s efforts to enforce a law enacted by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor. The issue presented here is whether the Attorney General has the authority under state law to…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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