Legal Opinion
Public Broadcasting Association v. ATLANTA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 5, 1995No. S95A0332PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
The Atlanta Board of Education owns and operates WABE, a public radio station, and WPBA, a public television station. The Public Broadcasting Association of Greater Atlanta, Inc. filed a petition for writ of mandamus to require the school board to divest itself of its broadcast licenses. We must decide whether the trial court had jurisdiction to consider the association’s petition. Because the school board’s authority to hold the broadcast licenses is not a local controversy related to school law, the association was not required to first file its complaint with the school…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hilton Constuction Co. v. Rockdale County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Glynn County Board of Education v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Carter v. BD. OF ED. OF RICHMOND COUNTYSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Conley v. BrophySupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Russell v. FletcherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
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