East Bibb Twiggs Neighborhood Association v. Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission - Significance, Commission's Decision Not Racially Motivated, Impact, "not In My Back Yard"

plaintiff chief discrimination lawyer

Plaintiff

East Bibb Twiggs Neighborhood Association, et al.

Defendant

Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission, et al.

Plaintiff's Claim

That the county planning and zoning commission's decision to allow the creation of a private landfill in an area in which most of the residents were black was motivated by racial discrimination, and thus unconstitutional

Chief Lawyer for Plaintiff

Lonzy F. Edwards

Chief Defense Lawyer

O. Hale Almand

Judge

Wilbur D. Owens

Place

Macon, Georgia

Date of Decision

16 February 1989

Decision

That the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence that the planning and zoning commission's decision was impermissibly motivated by racial discrimination.

Related Cases

Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Corp., 429 U.S. 252 (1977).
R.I.S.E., Inc. v. Kay, 768 F.Supp. 1144 (1991).
Rozar v. Mullis, 85 F.3d 556 (1996).

Sources

Morris, Jane Anne. Not In My Back Yard: The Handbook. San Diego, CA: Silvercat Publications, 1994.

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