A federal appeals panel has rejected black state legislators’ challenge to the creation of new cities in Fulton and DeKalb counties.
The lawsuit appeared to be the first of its kind in the nation and sought the dissolution of the cities of Sandy Springs, Milton, Johns Creek, Chattahoochee Hills and Dunwoody. Pointing out that whites make up large majorities of the new cities, while whites are in the minority in Fulton and DeKalb, the suit alleged that the creation of the new cities diluted African-Americans’ voting power, access and influence.
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