- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Press release.
- Title:
- Press release, Feb. 13, 2003
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : Office of the Governor, 2003-02-07
- Date of Original:
- 2003-02-07
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--Periodicals
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Nov. 6, 2002; title from contents screen (GALILEO, viewed June 3, 2007).
June 1, 2007, viewed June 3, 2007. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .P1 P7 2003/2-7
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-pp1-bp7-b2003-s2-h7-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-pp1-bp7-b2003-s2-h7-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Press Release Friday, February 7, 2003
Contact: Office of Communications 404-651-7774
Statement from Erin O'Brien, Communications Director for Governor Perdue
Atlanta - "Today Frank C. Jones, a retired partner from the Atlanta law firm of King & Spalding, agreed to represent the State of Georgia to enforce the Governor's directive to Attorney General Thurbert Baker that the State dismiss its appeal in Georgia v. Ashcroft, the redistricting case currently pending before the United States Supreme Court. King & Spalding represents the State in various other matters and it has been suggested that the existence of a conflict would preclude Griffin Bell, a current partner with King & Spalding, from representing the Governor and the State in this matter. Although the Governor's Office contends that no conflict exists, the Governor has retained Mr. Jones to avoid any unnecessary distractions from the central principle at stake: as stated in the Georgia Constitution and related statutes, the Governor, not the Attorney General, determines the State of Georgia's litigation objectives in cases where the State of Georgia is a party."
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