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ACLU files lawsuit challenging new Georgia legislative maps

JURIST

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Georgia, claiming that the state’s newly-drawn state House and Senate districts disadvantage Black voters. ” Six plaintiffs brought the suit against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

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European court rules against Georgia and Azerbaijan for alleged abduction of Azerbaijani journalist

JURIST

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that Georgia and Azerbaijan violated the rights of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarli, specifically his right to an effective investigation and his right to private life. He was eventually released in March 2020.

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Georgia Death Penalty Law in Question Over Language Mistake

The Crime Report

Supreme Court will soon decide whether to hear a case challenging a Georgia law requiring capital defendants seeking to be spared execution to prove they are intellectually disabled beyond a reasonable doubt, a standard that the law’s initial drafters say was written in error, reports the New York Times.

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Bell Law Firm Wins Appeal in Case of Botched Central Line

LegalReader

Georgia Court of Appeals reverses previous trial court decision and sets stage for new trial.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in public prayer, execution method cases

JURIST

.” Kennedy brought the case to the district court claiming the school district violated his First Amendment right of free speech. The district court ruled in favor of the that the school district. Kennedy appealed the district court decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the decision.

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Court Decision Finds No California Performance Right in Pre-1972 Sound Recordings – Why It Was Still an Issue

Broadcast Law Blog

Courts in other states had rejected that argument (see our articles on decisions in New York , Florida and Georgia ), but the question of the status of the law remained unresolved in California.

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2023 is the Year of New Consumer Rights

Diane Drain

The Preamble We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.