Legal Opinion

Ga. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Addison

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 10, 2018No. S18A0803PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice.

*22**425This case involves a variety of constitutional challenges to Georgia's Child Abuse Registry that a group of high school teachers and administrators filed directly in superior court after their names were put on the Registry. We cannot properly reach the merits of those challenges, however - and neither could the trial court - because some of the claims are barred by sovereign immunity and the remaining ones should have been raised in the then-pending administrative proceeding also initiated by the teachers and administrators. Accordingly, we reverse the part of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Lathrop v. DealSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  2. McConnell v. Department of LaborSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. King v. City of BainbridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Holcombe v. Georgia Milk Producers ConfederationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  5. Coon v. Medical Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  2. COBB HOSPITAL, INC. D/B/A WELLSTAR COBB HOSPITAL v. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTHSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. RILEY, COMMISSIONER v. GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF CLUB EXECUTIVES, INC.; And Vice VersaSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  4. Roberts v. CuthpertSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  5. CARL GARDEI v. KEYBO TAYLOR, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025

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