City of Atlanta v. McKinney

I concur in the affirmance of the trial court’s ruling invalidating the “benefits” ordinance and the trial court’s dismissal of all damages claims. However, upon consideration of the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965 and the Georgia Constitution of 1983,1 cannot agree with the reversal of the trial court’s ruling invalidating the “registry” ordinance and the affirmance of the trial court’s dismissal of the claims related to the “sexual orientation” ordinances. Accordingly, I concur in Divisions 2 and 4 and dissent to Divisions 1 and 3.

1. The registry ordinance begins with many requirements for…