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Justice October 9, 2023

Fulton 19 recap: DA death threats, judge keeps Oct. 23 trial start on track, plea deals in works

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 7, 2023 Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says she continues to receive…

Justice October 5, 2023

First Amendment advocates fight growing number of U.S. book bans

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 4, 2023 WASHINGTON — One of Thomasina Brown’s favorite books is a memoir…

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Justice October 4, 2023

Graduation ceremony held for Cobb Drug Treatment Court participants

[Photo courtesy of Cobb County government] On Monday, October 2, the Cobb County Drug Treatment Court celebrated the graduation of a group of participants in the program attended by judges,…

Justice September 27, 2023

Supreme Court supermajority will clarify its constitutional revolution this year, deciding cases on guns and regulations

by Morgan Marietta, University of Texas at Arlington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The first Monday in October, the traditional date for the beginning of…

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Justice September 27, 2023

Attorneys spar over Georgia’s voting law after federal judge temporarily blocks some provisions

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 26, 2023 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will determine…

A wall of photographs of murder victims with the words "so that we never forget"

Justice September 25, 2023

Cobb DA commemorates National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victions

The office of Cobb District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr. issued a public information release recognizing the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. The public information release described the…

Justice September 18, 2023

Balance of power at stake as judge sets pre-Thanksgiving timeline for Georgia redistricting ruling

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 15, 2023 This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept….

Justice September 16, 2023

A constitutional revolution is underway at the Supreme Court, as the conservative supermajority rewrites basic understandings of the roots of US law

by Morgan Marietta, University of Texas at Arlington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In a 2006 episode of the television show “Boston Legal,” conservative lawyer…

Justice September 8, 2023

Do unbiased jurors exist to serve at Trump’s trials in the age of social media?

by Thaddeus Hoffmeister, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As trial dates approach for former President Donald Trump’s indictments, both he and prosecutors…

Justice September 7, 2023

Georgia redistricting trial opens with debate over federal requirements for Black representation

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 5, 2023 A federal trial that could recontour the political landscape in Georgia…

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