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CITY OF ATLANTA v. McKINNEY

S94A1610, S94X1612.

265 Ga. 161 (1995)

CITY OF ATLANTA et al. v. McKINNEY et al.; and vice versa.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 14, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe M. Harris, Jr., Kendric E. Smith, Renata D. Turner, Robin J. Shahar, Clifford E. Hardwick IV, for appellants.

Bird & Associates, Wendell R. Bird, David J. Myers, G. Stephen Parker, Joshua R. Kenyon, for appellees.

Harry H. Harkins, Jr., J. Patrick McCrary, amici curiae.

FLETCHER, Justice.

These appeals involve a challenge to City of Atlanta ordinances that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, establish a domestic partnership registry for jail visitation, and extend insurance and other employee benefits to domestic partners of city employees. The trial court ruled that the city exceeded its powers in enacting the domestic partnership ordinances, but dismissed the claims challenging the anti-discrimination laws...

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