Politics & Government

Attorney General Takes Mayor to Court Thursday

Oral arguments are set to begin Thursday at 9 a.m. in Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens' lawsuit against Cumming Mayor H. Ford Gravitt.

Olens filed suit after an April 17, 2012, incident that occurred during a city council meeting. The event caught on video by Roswell resident Nydia Tisdale shows Mayor Gravitt beginning the meeting, but first ordering Tisdale to turn off her video camera. The suit claims that the incident violated Georgia’s Open Meetings Act.

Tisdale also filed suit a week after the attorney general's suit was filed.

The case will be heard at the Forsyth County Courthouse, 100 W. Courthouse Square, Cumming.


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