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Justice May 16, 2023

Supreme Court’s ruling on humane treatment of pigs could catalyze a wave of new animal welfare laws

by David Favre, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Should California be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals raised in…

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Health Care May 11, 2023

New challenge filed asking court to open up Georgia’s secretive medical cannabis regulations

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 8, 2023 Some of Georgia’s 27,000-odd patients signed up to the state’s THC…

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Elections May 2, 2023

A top GOP lawyer wants to crack down on the college vote. States already are.

by Zachary Roth, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 30, 2023 A top Republican election lawyer recently caused a stir when she…

Crime April 28, 2023

Man pleads guilty in Cobb Superior Court to aggravated stalking

According to a public information release from Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr., Anthony Merriwether, 66, of Dunwoody, pled guilty to nine charges including aggravated stalking, discharge of…

Crime April 4, 2023

A public perp walk into a Manhattan courtroom could energize – not humiliate – Donald Trump

by Mary Angela Bock, The University of Texas at Austin, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Manhattan may be the scene of the perp walk of…

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Health Care March 22, 2023

Ending a pregnancy in 14 states leaves few options. Some are looking to Europe and India for help.

by Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 21, 2023 The pills came in a dark salmon-colored envelope sealed with a…

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National March 21, 2023

Secession is here: States, cities and the wealthy are already withdrawing from America

by Michael J. Lee, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, wants a “national divorce.” In…

Education March 2, 2023

Student debt cancellation program in jeopardy as Supreme Court justices hear arguments

by John Patrick Hunt, University of California, Davis and Celeste K. Carruthers, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. Supreme Court heard…

Crime February 28, 2023

First offender status revoked for 2013 Cobb robbery after parolee goes on multi-state crime spree; new sentence of 20 years handed down

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr. announced in a public information release that William Antonio Ellis has been re-sentenced in Cobb Superior Court to 20 years in prison,…

Justice February 28, 2023

Mocking the police got an Ohio man arrested – and the Supreme Court ignored The Onion’s plea to define the limits of parody

by Jane E. Kirtley, University of Minnesota, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Can Americans be jailed for making fun of the government? Most would respond…

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