Investigations of City of Atlanta Corruption and Violations of the Georgia Open Records Act

Dan Klepal & Stephen Deere, ‘Drag this out’: texts sought to block Ch. 2 probe into water billing, Atlanta Journal Constitution (March 8, 2018)

Stephen Deere & Dan Klepal, AJC, experts question Atlanta’s handling of legal bills in bribery case, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (March 9, 2018)
-- companion story by Richard Belcher on WSB-TV2

Stephen Deere, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms proposes new open records policy, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (April 17, 2018)
-- companion story by Aaron Diamant on WSB-TV2

Dan Klepal & Stephen Deere, Atlanta City Hall bribery probe: Feds eye mayor’s deputy chief of staff, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (April 18, 2018)

J. Scott Trubey, ‘No action needed’: Texts show possible Kasim Reed role in records request, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (May 7, 2018)

Dan Klepal, Stephen Deere & Kelly Yamanouchi, Reed withheld subpoena aimed at airport in Atlanta bribery probe: Subpoena obtained by the AJC shows federal investigation reached deep into airport contracting, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (May 14, 2018)

Stephen Deere, Atlanta's legal bills related to corruption probe top $7.5M, AJC finds, Atlanta Journal Constitution (June 28, 2018)
-- companion story by Richard Belcher on WSB-TV2

J. Scott Trubey, Reed, city disguised legal fees in Southwell settlement: ‘We were lied to,’ says City Council president, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (August 6, 2018)

Dan Klepal, Stephen Deere & J. Scott Trubey, Atlanta City Hall: Former Reed aide charged with bribery, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (August 8, 2018)
Aaron Diamant, Senior Staffer of former Mayor Reed charged in city hall bribery investigation, WSB-TV2 (August 8, 2018)

Dan Klepal, Stephen Deere & J. Scott Trubey, New subpoena focuses on Kasim Reed travel, mayor’s office credit card use, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (August 27, 2018)

Stephen Deere, Dan Klepal & Kelly Yamanouchi, Legal bills raise new questions about Atlanta airport contracts under Reed, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (October 4, 2018)
-- companion story by Aaron Diamant on WSB-TV2

- Professor Clark D Cunningham Letter to Atlanta Journal Constitution, analysis of conflict of interest issues in Paul Hastings law firm representation of City of Atlanta, dated September 5, 2018
-- Letter (8 pages)
-- Letter plus appendix (73 pages)
- Professor Clark D Cunningham Letter to Atlanta Journal Constitution, supplemental analysis of conflict of interest issues in Paul Hastings law firm representation of City of Atlanta, dated September 14, 2018

Stephen Deere & Dan Klepal, Atlanta paid Reed’s former law firm millions for vague flat-fee bills, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (October 18, 2018)
-- companion story by Richard Belcher on WSB-TV2

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Georgia State University College of Law
Atlanta, Georgia USA
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