Split 11th Circ. Rules Petition Doesn't Apply To 'Cop City' Law

By David Minsky ( January 12, 2026, 5:06 PM EST) -- A split Eleventh Circuit has vacated a lower court injunction halting Atlanta's requirement that only city residents can collect signatures seeking to repeal ordinances, ruling that the referendum petition process can't be used to do away with a local law authorizing a lease for a police training facility dubbed "Cop City."...

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