Bowers v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

I respectfully dissent to this Court’s dismissal of the above case as “moot.”

On March 3, 1989 Judge Luther Alverson dismissed the Attorney General’s action in this case “due to the lack of authorization of the Attorney General to bring the same without authorization of the Governor. . . .” Standing is not an issue and has never been an issue in this case. The issue as can be seen by reading the trial court order is whether the Attorney General has authority to file a suit without the authorization of the Governor. That is an entirely different question than a standing question. The Attorney…