The Appellate Litigation Clinic recently achieved a partial win for its client from the Georgia Court of Appeals in the case Williams v. DeKalb County. The clinic’s client is challenging the county commission’s ability to give itself a pay increase and the commission’s compliance with the Open Meetings Act when passing the increase. In the ruling, the Court of Appeals remanded the Open Meetings Act claim but found that Williams did not have standing to challenge the pay increase.
When arguing the case in February 2022, clinic participant and then third-year student Roya Naghepour became the first law student to present oral argument before the Georgia Court of Appeals. Her classmate Dylan L. Mauldin co-wrote the briefs and helped Naghepour prepare for the argument.