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THE ATLANTA JOURNAL & CONSTITUTION v. BABUSH

45047, 45048, 45049, 45050.

257 Ga. 790 (1988)

364 S.E.2d 560

THE ATLANTA JOURNAL & THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION et al. v. BABUSH et al. (four cases).

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 5, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Terrence B. Adamson, Peter C. Canfiled, for Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution et al.

Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, Emmet J. Bondurant, Dirk G. Christensen, for Babush et al.

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, George P. Shingler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, for State of Georgia.

Hull, Towill, Norman & Barrett, David E. Hudson, Sell & Melton, Ed S. Sell III, Young, Layfiled & Rothschild, L. Martelle Layfiled, Jr., amici curiae.

GREGORY, Justice.

Richard C. Coleman was demoted and relocated by the Department of Public Safety (DPS). This action of DPS arose out of allegations that Coleman endorsed ticket fixing by members of the State Patrol and obstructed a related internal investigation. He appealed to the State Personnel Board (Board) which assigned a hearing officer. Following a public hearing the officer reversed the action of DPS due to insufficient evidence. DPS applied to the Board...

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