The inaugural issue of the Administrative Law Report was published one year ago in March 2013. Our goal is to keep judges, litigants and other interested parties informed of recent decisions and developments in Georgia’s administrative law. In the past year, we have published 234 decisions, which have been reviewed more than 60,000 times, to […]
Administrative Law Report, March 2014 Read More
The Administrative Law Section of the State Bar will host its first event of 2014 at Ri Ra Irish Pub on Tuesday, March 25 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free drinks and appetizers will be provided for section members and one guest. Interested attorneys, judges, and law students can join the section for only $15.00
Bull River Bluff Properties, LLC, an applicant for a permit to build a marina over state-owned marshlands, did not meet its burden under the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act to show that existing public facilities cannot meet its water-related needs. As a general rule, a permit should not be granted where there are alternatives to constructing
No permit to build marina over marshlands where existing facilities can accommodate need. Read More
Petitioner sought to own and operate a childcare learning center. The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) denied Petitioner’s application because she was convicted of prostitution-related misdemeanors between 1982 and 1985. The age of the convictions and the evidence presented at the hearing regarding the Petitioner’s character and subsequent employment history was sufficient
Individual convicted of prostitution allowed to own and operate childcare learning center. Read More
Plaintiff, a child receiving special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA), failed to demonstrate that Defendant, a school district, denied him a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment by providing math classes in a collaborative setting with the support of a special education teacher. Additionally,
Respondent’s action precluding Petitioner’s employment by a licensed child-placing agency reversed where Petitioner’s offense occurred nearly five years ago, involved no physical harm to a victim, and examination of Petitioner’s behavior and employment history since the offense demonstrated that he did not have a propensity for cruel behavior or behavior involving moral turpitude.
