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Left - Porsha Winfrey, award winner. Right - Judge Kimberly A. Childs, presenter.

Justice May 6, 2025

Porsha Winfrey receives Excellence in Legal Administration Award

Left – Porsha Winfrey, award winner. Right – Judge Kimberly A. Childs, presenter (photo courtesy of Cobb County) Porsha Winfrey, the coordinator of Cobb County’s Drug Treatment Court, received the…

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation case is more about individual rights than the Trump administration’s foreign policy

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Cobb Chief Magistrate Murphy named “2025 Magistrate of the Year”

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Kennesaw State faculty push back on university’s efforts to eliminate supports for minority groups

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Federal judge to rule on Georgia international college students’ challenge to loss of school access

Sign for the Cobb County Adult Detention Center facility

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In-custody death in Cobb County jail

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Justice Department lawyers work for justice and the Constitution – not the White House

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Habeas corpus: A thousand-year-old legal principle for defending rights that’s getting a workout under the Trump administration

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‘I never issued a criminal contempt citation in 19 ½ years on the bench’ – a former federal judge looks at the ‘relentless bad behavior’ of the Trump administration in court

Justice April 18, 2025

Federal judge finds ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt – a legal scholar explains what this means

by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A battle between the Trump administration and federal courts over the deportation…

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Weather May 7, 2025

Wave of storms in Georgia through weekend with severe storms possible Friday

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for north and central Georgia, warning of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening and an ongoing threat of severe weather…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community May 7, 2025

Marietta Arts Council Presents M2R Trailfest 2025

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above by Brian Benefield] We were a small but mighty group of Marietta Arts Council volunteers…

Cobb County May 7, 2025

Nadia Faucette takes seat on Cobb Planning Commission; Deborah Dance returns

[Photo above: screenshot of Nadia Faucette from Cobb County Planning Commission video] At today’s meeting of the Cobb County Planning Commission, Nadia Faucette took her seat on the commission, and…

Cobb County May 7, 2025

Community Celebrates Shared Achievements at Cobb Community Foundation 2025 Activate Good Event

Photo above: Mableton mayor and CCF board member Michael Owens The Cobb Community Foundation submitted the following press release and photos about its second annual Activate Good event: Cobb came…

Cobb County May 7, 2025

Cobb Planning Commission delays decision on Powder Springs Road townhomes

At its Tuesday, May 7 meeting, the Cobb County Planning Commission considered a proposed rezoning that would allow a 24-unit townhome development in Cobb County Commission District 4 at the…

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Porsha Winfrey receives Excellence in Legal Administration Award

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation case is more about individual rights than the Trump administration’s foreign policy

Cobb Chief Magistrate Murphy named “2025 Magistrate of the Year”

Kennesaw State faculty push back on university’s efforts to eliminate supports for minority groups

Federal judge to rule on Georgia international college students’ challenge to loss of school access

In-custody death in Cobb County jail

Justice Department lawyers work for justice and the Constitution – not the White House

Habeas corpus: A thousand-year-old legal principle for defending rights that’s getting a workout under the Trump administration

‘I never issued a criminal contempt citation in 19 ½ years on the bench’ – a former federal judge looks at the ‘relentless bad behavior’ of the Trump administration in court

Federal judge finds ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt – a legal scholar explains what this means