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DELAY v. SUTTON, COMMISSIONER

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 27, 2018No. S18A0765Published

1Opinion of the Court

304 Ga. 338

FINAL COPY S18A0765. DELAY et al. v. SUTTON. MELTON, Presiding Justice. This case concerns the constitutionality of the appointment process created by House Bill 597 (HB 597), a DeKalb County local law that delegates to private entities the power to appoint certain members of the DeKalb County Board of Ethics.1 Prior to the approval of HB 597 by DeKalb 1 HB 597 § 22A (h) (2) states: (A) The members of the Board of Ethics in office on the effective date of this section shall serve until December 31, 2015, and then their terms shall terminate. A new board shall be appointed as…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Smith v. City Council of AugustaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  2. Green v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  3. Sellers v. CoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  4. Rogers v. Medical Assn. of Ga.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  5. Foster v. Mayor of College ParkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923

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