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Supreme Court rules against DeKalb in Dunwoody tax dispute

  The Georgia Supreme Court ruled unanimously March 22 against DeKalb’s lawsuit to block distribution to Dunwoody of special tax proceeds. In its 11-page ruling, the high court upheld the constitutionality of an amendment to the Homestead Option S...

Lawyers expect to wrap up discrimination case

Defendants Morris Williams, Vernon Jones, Richard Stogner and Marilyn Boyd Drew in federal court on the first day of a discrimination trial. Artist sketch by Richard Miller
The federal race discrimination case against DeKalb County, former county CEO Vernon Jones and other officials grew more contentious this week, as the plaintiffs’ attorneys accused the county of litigation misconduct and the judge shot down a motio...