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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…

Audience at Cobb Superior Court clerk candidate debate

Elections April 20, 2024

Superior Court clerk candidates highlight passport fee/document backlog controversies during debate

Photos by Caleb Groves By Caleb Groves MARIETTA, Ga.– At Thursday’s forum, Cobb County Court Clerk Candidates debated over passport processing fees and how candidates plan to deal with the…

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Mableton April 19, 2024

Lawsuit challenging the existence of the City of Mableton dismissed in Superior Court

Cobb County Superior Court Judge Sonja Brown dismissed the case filed by a group of plaintiffs challenging the legality of the referendum that created the City of Mableton. The plaintiffs…

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…

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Labor April 12, 2024

Starbucks seeks Supreme Court protection from being ordered to preemptively rehire baristas who say they were fired for union-promoting activities

by Michael Z. Green, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] This article was updated on April 16, 2024, to add the word “preemptively”…

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Cobb County April 10, 2024

Six people graduated from Cobb’s Drug Treatment Court

The Cobb County Drug Treatment Court announced that six new people have graduated from the program. The Drug Treatment Court is one of the accountability courts administered by the Superior…

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Elections April 8, 2024

Why courts aren’t the fastest or clearest ways to solve election disputes – a former federal judge explains

by John E. Jones III, Dickinson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Pennsylvania is expected to be a key battleground in the 2024 presidential election,…

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Immigration April 4, 2024

GOP, Trump build on immigration fears to push voting restrictions in states

by Zachary Roth, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 3, 2024 With polls showing unauthorized immigration as Republicans’ best issue for the…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Housing March 26, 2024

New Cobb County court intended to reduce evictions has been launched

by Arielle Robinson A new program run by Cobb County Magistrate Court that intends to provide an alternative to eviction is up and running. The Housing Stability Court’s first official…

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Education March 21, 2024

A century ago, one state tried to close religious schools − a far cry from today, with controversial plans in place for the nation’s first faith-based charter school

by Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Almost 100 years ago, a group of nuns joined a suit against the…

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