Here's how Judge Ann Aiken came to the conclusion that the city's charter is unconstitutional on its face. We dive into the ...

U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken concluded that two clauses of the city’s charter that the city relied on to try to oust councilor Charlyn Ellis were unconstitutional and issued an order barring ...

and it “remand[ed] this case to the district court [Judge Ann L. Aiken] with instructions to dismiss for lack of Article III standing.” (Emphasis added.) So I was surprised to learn from ...

Along with her official judgment, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken released a 35-page opinion detailing exactly why that is. The decision follows over a year of strife between Ellis and the city of ...