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Justice May 20, 2024

Former Democratic congressman pledges support for abortion rights in Georgia Supreme Court bid

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 17, 2024 State Supreme Court races are typically below-the-radar nonpartisan contests in Georgia,…

Justice May 16, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Athens DA’s claim of open records exemption

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 15, 2024 Georgia’s Supreme Court will rule in the coming months on a…

Justice May 11, 2024

Cobb’s Mental Health Court celebrates three new graduates

Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann B. Harris recently led the graduation ceremony for three individuals from the Cobb County Mental Health Court (MHC). The ceremony was attended by officials, attorneys,…

Justice May 8, 2024

Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

by Sam D. Hayes, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional…

Justice May 7, 2024

Georgia Senate panel ready to subpoena Fulton DA in probe of her conduct in Trump racketeering case

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 6, 2024 This story was updated on Monday, May 6 at 8:18 p.m….

Justice May 6, 2024

On its 125th anniversary, W.E.B. Du Bois’ ‘The Philadelphia Negro’ offers lasting lessons on gentrification in Philly’s historically Black neighborhoods

by Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana, University at Albany, State University of New York and Freeden Blume Oeur, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Society Hill, where…

Justice May 6, 2024

Plummeting balance in federal crime victims fund sparks alarm among states, advocates

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 4, 2024 WASHINGTON — States and local organizations that aid victims of sexual…

Justice April 24, 2024

Opening statements are the most important part of a trial – as lawyers in Trump’s hush money case know well

by Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., Harvard University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Though Hollywood movies about courtroom dramas often glamorize the closing arguments given by…

Justice April 17, 2024

Supreme Court to consider whether local governments can make it a crime to sleep outside if no inside space is available

by Clare Pastore, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On April 22, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could…

Justice April 16, 2024

Rural counties increasingly rely on prisons to provide firefighters and EMTs who work for free, but the inmates have little protection or future job prospects

by J. Carlee Purdum, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you call 911 in rural Georgia, the nearest emergency responders might come…

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