![Brionté McCorkle, a plaintiff and the executive director of Georgia Conservation Voters, said she is grateful that the U.S. Department of Justice waded into a lawsuit that challenges how Georgia elects its utility regulators.](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2021-07/mccorkle-psc-suit.jpg?itok=hFyUPuOn)
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Several plaintiffs, including Brionté McCorkle, a director of Georgia Conservation Voters, filed a 2020 lawsuit arguing the way public service commissioners are elected fails to adequately represent Black Georgians in regulating public utility rates.
Credit: Stanley Dunlap / Georgia Recorder