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Justice August 16, 2024

Former Cobb ADA chosen to lead state’s Organized Retail Crime Unit

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Timothy Ruffini, a former Cobb County Assistant District Attorney (ADA), has been chosen to lead the state’s new Organized Retail Crime Unit. The…

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Justice August 16, 2024

Real-time crime centers are transforming policing – a criminologist explains how these advanced surveillance systems work

by Kimberly Przeszlowski, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 2021, a driver in Albuquerque, New Mexico, ran a red light, striking and killing…

Justice August 14, 2024

Georgia PSC to weigh eminent domain case pitting Black landowners against Sandersville Railroad

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 13, 2024 State regulators are set to decide soon whether a Georgia short…

Justice July 31, 2024

A President Harris might not get any Supreme Court picks – Biden proposes term limits to make sure all future presidents get two

by Kevin J. McMahon, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] To emphasize the importance of an election, presidential candidates often predict that the next…

Drawing of a row of four gunshot holes in a surface

Justice July 30, 2024

I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using this technology should know

by Eric L. Piza, Northeastern University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Like many large cities in the U.S., Detroit’s gun violence rate has fluctuated since…

Justice July 23, 2024

Advocates for inmates in Georgia state prisons want legislative study panel to spur reforms

by Kate Verity, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 22, 2024 A new Georgia House Special Subcommittee of Appropriations on State Prisons…

Justice July 21, 2024

Voting rights at risk after Supreme Court makes it harder to challenge racial gerrymandering

by Sam D. Hayes, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Two recent Supreme Court rulings on congressional redistricting will have starkly different consequences for…

Justice July 13, 2024

Steve Rogers promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of GBI West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office

Photo of ASAC Rogers provided by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that Steve Rogers has been promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge in…

Justice July 3, 2024

‘Above the law’ in some cases: Supreme Court gives Trump − and future presidents − a special exception that will delay his prosecution

by Claire B. Wofford, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United States Supreme Court has handed former president Donald Trump what may…

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