Local Government Law

It was the law's year for public preoccupation. Whether the criminal trial of famous figures or the investigation of terrorism's unspeakable evils, law levied an unprecedented hold upon public attention. That same intensity of exposure ran its course in local government law as well. Whether judicial or legislative, a scrutiny of dominating proportions suffused Georgia's municipalities and counties in the spotlight of public concern.

This survey offers an account of that scrutiny. Municipalities Counties Legislation