Baker et al v. City of Atlanta et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:23-cv-02999

Court:

Georgia Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Mark H. Cohen

Firms

  1. September 13, 2023

    Anti-'Cop City' Group Kept Out Of Referendum Fight

    A Georgia federal judge said he can't let the Cop City Vote Coalition join a lawsuit challenging Atlanta's signature collector residency requirements for a referendum on a controversial police training facility, which is now before the Eleventh Circuit, but shared some sharp remarks about city officials' actions in the legal fight.

  2. September 12, 2023

    'Cop City' Group Seeks Order On Referendum Signatures

    A group spearheading a referendum on a controversial "Cop City" training facility in Atlanta is asking a Georgia federal judge to order the city not to refuse to process 116,000 signatures it submitted Monday, after city officials declined and pointed to an Eleventh Circuit order creating confusion about when the signatures are due.

  3. August 14, 2023

    Atlanta Can't Weaken 'Cop City' Signature Collection Effort

    A Georgia federal judge denied Atlanta's attempt Monday to wipe an injunction barring the city from limiting who can collect signatures in support of a referendum seeking to shutter a $90 million project to build a law enforcement training center deemed "Cop City."

  4. July 28, 2023

    Bid To Stop Atlanta's $90M 'Cop City' Boosted By Ga. Judge

    A Georgia federal judge has given a boost to an effort by opponents of Atlanta's "Cop City" training complex to demand a referendum that could scuttle the $90 million project, allowing those living outside the city to solicit support and extending the deadline for petition signatures.

  5. July 24, 2023

    Ga. Residents Call Challenge In 'Cop City' Case 'Irrelevant'

    DeKalb County residents who oppose an Atlanta-area police training facility known as "Cop City" said the city shouldn't be allowed to stop them from gathering signatures to block the facility on the ballot, arguing a legal challenge to their attempt is "irrelevant." 

  6. July 20, 2023

    Ga. Calls Bid To Put 'Cop City' On The Ballot 'Invalid'

    Georgia urged a federal judge to deny DeKalb County residents' bid to block an Atlanta ordinance preventing them from collecting signatures for a police training center referendum petition, arguing the referendum effort itself is "invalid." 

  7. July 06, 2023

    Atlanta Hit With Suit To Put 'Cop City' On The Ballot

    Four residents of DeKalb County, Georgia, sued the city of Atlanta and the Peach State in Georgia federal court Thursday seeking to be able to collect signatures in support of a referendum to repeal the city's support for a massive law enforcement training facility deemed "Cop City."