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Justice February 3, 2024

Cobb Family Advocacy Center to host the first meeting of a metro support group for parents of murdered children

by Larry Felton Johnson The Cobb Family Advocacy Center will host the inaugural meeting of the Metro Atlanta Chapter of the National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children (POMC). PMOC…

Justice February 3, 2024

Three life sentences for Pinetree Country Club triple murder

by Larry Felton Johnson Twenty-six-year-old Bryan Anthony Rhoden was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole for the 2021 triple murder at the Pinetree Country Club…

Justice February 2, 2024

Supreme Court word-count limits for lawyers, explained in 1,026 words

by Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The dispute over former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on the…

Justice January 30, 2024

Nonwhite people are drastically underrepresented in local government

by Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Elected representatives in government don’t always look like the people they serve. The…

Justice January 29, 2024

How to read a Supreme Court case: 10 tips for nonlawyers

by Ilisabeth S. Bornstein, Bryant University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] From gun rights to the availability of the abortion pill to at least one…

Justice January 21, 2024

State spending to prosecute – and defend – gang members on the docket for Georgia General Assembly

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 18, 2024 Several state agencies are seeking millions more in state funds to…

Justice January 19, 2024

A Supreme Court ruling on fishing for herring could sharply curb federal regulatory power

by Robin Kundis Craig, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Jan. 17, 2024, in two…

Martin Luther King, Jr. with his hands raised, palms inward

Justice January 16, 2024

King’s granddaughter calls for goodwill among Georgians in celebration of civil rights icon

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 15, 2024 During a speech at the state Capitol on Friday, the 15-year-old…

Justice January 11, 2024

Three-judge federal panel grills Trump lawyer on claim of presidential immunity

by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 9, 2024 WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday…

Justice January 9, 2024

Trump’s arguments for immunity not as hopeless as some claim

by Ofer Raban, University of Oregon, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Former President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity from criminal prosecution will be argued before…

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