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UNDERWOOD v. HARKINS

No. 11-13117.

698 F.3d 1335 (2012)

Sarah Jane UNDERWOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rita HARKINS, in her official capacity as Clerk of the Superior Court of Lumpkin County, Georgia, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Radford , James Radford, LLC, Decatur, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Donald Andrew Cronin, Jr. , O'Quinn & Cronin, LLC, McDonough, GA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CARNES, MARTIN and JORDAN, Circuit Judges.

JORDAN, Circuit Judge:

Following the 1860 election, President Abraham Lincoln chose a cabinet "comprised of enemies and opponents," including three men who had been his "chief rivals for the Republican nomination," because they "`were the strongest men in the party'" and he "`had no right to deprive the country of their services.'" DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN, TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 319 (2005). When she was elected in 2008 as superior court...

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