Some Appellate Cases

I. Chandler v. Miller (Drug Testing Challenge)

The primary litigation regarding the constitutionality of suspicionless drug testing for political candidates.

  • Chandler v. Miller, 520 U.S. 305 (1997) – Final 8-1 Supreme Court Decision

  • Chandler v. Miller, 1997 WL 19002 (U.S. Jan. 14, 1997) – Oral Argument Transcript

  • Chandler v. Miller, 1996 WL 739254 (U.S. Dec. 27, 1996) – Reply Brief for Petitioners

  • Chandler v. Miller, 1996 WL 656352 (U.S. Nov. 12, 1996) – Brief for Petitioners

  • Chandler v. Miller, 1996 WL 33422184 (U.S. July 15, 1996) – Petition for Writ of Certiorari

  • Chandler v. Miller, 73 F.3d 1543 (11th Cir. 1996) – Appellate Court Decision

  • Chandler v. Miller, 952 F. Supp. 804 (N.D. Ga. 1994) – District Court Decision

Related Scholarship:

The Constitutional Validity of Suspicionless Drug Testing After Chandler v. Miller, 28 Stetson L. Rev. 737.

II. Ballot Access & Election Law

Challenges regarding candidate qualifications, voting machines, and ballot requirements.

Voting Machine Challenges

  • Favorito v. Handel, 684 S.E.2d 257 (Ga. 2009)

  • Favorito v. Handel, 2009 WL 2360283 (Ga. June 1, 2009) – Brief for Appellants

Ballot Access & Party Challenges

  • Bergland v. Harris, 767 F.2d 1551 (11th Cir. 1985)

  • Cartwright v. Barnes, 304 F.3d 1138 (11th Cir. 2002)

  • Cartwright v. Perdue, 2003 WL 21698554 (U.S. Jan. 14, 2003) – Petition for Writ of Certiorari

  • Coffield v. Handel, 1:08-cv-02755 (N.D. Ga. 2008)

  • Lewy v. Beazley, 507 S.E.2d 721 (Ga. 1998)

  • Natural Law Party of Georgia v. Massey, 1996 WL 33501642 (11th Cir. 1996) – Appellants' Brief

III. Constitutional & First Amendment Litigation

  • Chandler v. Georgia Public Telecommunications, 917 F.2d 486 (11th Cir. 1990)

  • Humphries v. Newton County Board of Commissioners (Ga. 2023) – Standing regarding historic monument protection (OCGA § 50-3-1).

IV. Civil Appeals, Tort, & Forfeiture

  • Simmons v. Pilkenton, 497 S.E.2d 613 (Ga. App. 1998)

  • Stipp v. Allen, 1999 WL 1332379 (M.D. Ga. 1999)

  • O’Keefe v. Roman, 2003 WL 21541140 (N.D. Ga. 2003) – Tort claim against police.

  • United States v. Benson, 2007 WL 2718880 (June 11, 2007) – Forfeiture.

V. Criminal Appeals

A selection of representative criminal appellate matters.

Jordan v. State748 S.E.2d 876Ga. Supreme Court (2013)

Shelton v. State611 S.E.2d 11Ga. Supreme Court (2005)

Smith v. State721 S.E.2d 892Ga. Supreme Court (2012)

Evans v. State739 S.E.2d 673Ga. App. (2013)

Goodwin v. State739 S.E.2d 712Ga. App. (2013)

Garcia v. State738 S.E.2d 333Ga. App. (2013)

Welch v. State733 S.E.2d 482Ga. App. (2012)

Martinez v. State728 S.E.2d 255Ga. App. (2012)

Philmore v. State729 S.E.2d 41Ga. App. (2012)

Hicks v. State2014 WL 670863Ga. Supreme Court (2014)