JURIST

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

The Georgia State Election Board approved a new on rule on Friday, which will require all paper ballots to be counted by hand for the election in November. Georgia is currently the only state in the U.S. The post New law in Georgia requires ballots to be counted by hand appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JUNE 3, 2024

Georgia enacted a controversial “foreign agent” bill on Monday despite large-scale demonstrations against the law and international opposition. However, the bill was revived in 2024, which resulted in mass protests in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi. The draft law was first announced on February 14, 2023.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2024

The Georgia Parole Board denied clemency for inmate Willie James Pye on Tuesday, making him soon to be the first inmate executed in the state since 2020. During the clemency meeting conducted by the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Parole, Pye’s lawyers relied on his intellectual disability and troubled upbringing.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2023

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ordered Georgia’s General Assembly to redraw the state’s enacted Congressional Districts Thursday, finding the districts were in violation of the Voting Rights Act. Raffensperger , which challenges Georgia’s state Congressional districts.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Georgia’s governing party Georgian Dream announced Friday that it is starting impeachment procedures against Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili in response to what it calls a violation of the country’s constitution, according to a news report by Interpress news.

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JURIST

JANUARY 3, 2022

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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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The post RNC Face Plants In Suit To Toss Out Georgia Ballots appeared first on Above the Law. Is it good when the judge says you failed in your duty of candor?

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JURIST

MAY 3, 2024

The Parliament of Georgia cancelled their plenary session on Thursday for a highly controversial “foreign agents” bill amid widespread protests as well as criticism from the EU and US, local media reported. He stated the bill is influenced by the Russian government and that officials have adopted a “false narrative” to defend it.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

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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JURIST

APRIL 5, 2024

The EU condemned on Thursday Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, for reintroducing a controversial foreign-agents law. ” Georgia’s parliament had previously adopted the law in February 2023. ” The Commission urged Georgia to let civil society operate freely again.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2024

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Russia’s occupation and border enforcement of two regions in Georgia systematically violated Georgians’ human rights. ” Bregadze also said the judgment was an important step toward the ultimate goal of achieving the “complete de-occupation” of Georgia.

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JURIST

JULY 2, 2024

The EU warned that Georgia’s new “foreign agent” law has put Georgia’s bid for EU membership into jeopardy. The European Council specified that the new “foreign agent” law “represents backsliding” on Georgia’s path to EU membership.

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JURIST

JULY 4, 2024

The European Court of Human Rights recently ruled that Russia’s occupation in Georgia systematically violated Georgians’ human rights in April. The post OSCE parliament urges Russia to withdraw from occupied Georgia territories appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled on Friday that three Georgia citizens under 21 years old have standing to sue county probate judges over the state law that disallows issuing carry licenses to people under 21. The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia Dublin Division.

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JURIST

MAY 16, 2024

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk stated on Wednesday that Georgia’s newly passed foreign agents bill “undermines the freedoms of expression and association.” This, according to Türk, will undermine and curtail the rights of freedom of expression and association in Georgia.

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JURIST

MAY 10, 2024

Georgia police arrested 6 people on Thursday as part of protests over the country’s proposed “Foreign Agents” Bill. There have been many reports of police violence against protesters in Georgia, with Human Rights Watch (HRW) calling the violence concerning after speaking to several protesters who were attacked.

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JURIST

MAY 29, 2024

The bill will require NGOs and media who receive 20 percent or more of their funding from outside of Georgia to register with the government as “foreign agents.” Georgia has experienced intense protests since the bill was reintroduced this year and approved by parliament earlier this month.

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JURIST

APRIL 30, 2023

The European Court of Human Rights Friday ordered Russia to pay approximately 130 million euros ($143 million) in compensation to Georgia, almost 15 years after the war in the South Caucasus. This decision follows on from the January 2021 Grand Chamber judgment in Georgia v.

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MARCH 8, 2023

Protests erupted in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi Wednesday after Georgia’s parliament endorsed a “foreign agent” bill. Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs characterized Wednesday’s gathering as “the development of a peaceful protest into violent action.”

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In a coincidence of timing that reflects how legal professionals are wrestling with issues around generative artificial intelligence, the supreme courts of Delaware and Georgia issued orders within a day of each other last week relating to the use of AI in the courts and by legal professionals. 21, the Delaware Supreme Court […]

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JURIST

AUGUST 20, 2022

The plaintiffs assert that Georgia’s method of electing commissioners to the state’s Public Service Commission, which is through at-large, statewide elections, dilutes the votes of black citizens in Georgia. Raffensperger , pertains to an alleged violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The post GOP Demands Judge Throw Out Legitimate Ballots In Georgia Because Of Poll Workers’ Error (There Was No Error) appeared first on Above the Law. They lost in state court. But what if you make the same argument in federal court while shouting EQUAL PROTECTION?

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2021

The New Georgia Project, Black Voters Matter Fund, and RISE, Inc. filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and several State Election Board officials challenging provisions of SB 202 , a controversial voting bill passed earlier in the day.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Three former Georgia Sheriff’s Deputies who were employed in Camden County, Georgia Tuesday were arrested for their involvement in the September beating of a Black man detained at the Camden County Detention Center. The post Former Georgia state deputies arrested and charged for beating inmate appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JULY 29, 2024

Georgian media site Radio Free Europe (Radio Limited) revealed on Sunday that Georgia’s largest opposition party, United National Movement, intends to file a challenge against the state’s new foreign agent law on July 29.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday blocked Cobb County, Georgia, election officials from counting a block of absentee ballots if they are received after 7…

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“Supreme Court Rules for Georgia Man on Double Jeopardy Claim”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law has this report. ” At “SCOTUSblog,” Ronald Mann has a post titled “ Double jeopardy clause bars Georgia from retrying man acquitted by reason of insanity.”

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JURIST

APRIL 18, 2024

The bill requires entities in Georgia receiving over 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as foreign agents, which would include most civil society and media organizations. The post Georgia controversial ‘foreign agent’ bill passes first reading in Parliament appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

MARCH 15, 2023

A former Georgia sheriff was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in federal prison for violating the civil rights of people detained in the Clayton County Jail. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp released an executive order on June 2, 2021 suspending Hill as Sheriff of Clayton County.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 16, 2023

“Georgia Supreme Court removes appeals judge from office”: Shaddi Abusaid and Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution have this report. Dave Williams of The Rome News-Tribune reports that “ Georgia Supreme Court removes suspended judge from Court of Appeals.”

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Above The Law

AUGUST 22, 2024

The post Bipartisan Effort Paves Way for Reviving Shuttered Hospitals in Georgia appeared first on MedCity News. The law amends the state’s “certificate of need” system, which allows existing hospitals and other health facilities to block would-be competitors’ plans to expand by arguing there’s insufficient need for their services.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

A grand jury on Thursday indicted former Georgia prosecutor Jackie Johnson on two charges related to her alleged mishandling of the fatal shooting of 25-year old Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery was fatally shot in February 2020 while jogging through the Satilla Shores neighborhood in coastal Georgia, about 80 miles south of Savannah.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The decision means that Russian passports will not be accepted if someone requests a visa to enter the EU or when they cross the EU’s external borders, and applies to both Russian occupied Ukrainian regions, and “breakaway” territories in Georgia.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The post Georgia Appellate Court Issues Whiplash Embryo Ruling appeared first on Above the Law. If you undergo IVF and then a divorce, it’s anyone’s guess what will happen to your embryos.

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MARCH 25, 2024

“Georgia-Pacific spinoff urges US Supreme Court to skip review of Texas two-step tactic”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post. The post “Georgia-Pacific spinoff urges US Supreme Court to skip review of Texas two-step tactic” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) Wednesday filed suit against Georgia for the state’s denial of gender-affirming care in the state’s health benefit plan. The state health benefit plan is the healthcare insurance offered by Georgia to its state and public employees.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 30, 2020

A US federal judge in Georgia Monday granted an emergency motion to block Georgia from excluding 4,185 voters from voting in the Georgia Senate runoff election. The voters were excluded based on findings that they were no longer living in Georgia. a military contractor from Georgia who temporarily relocated to Georgia.

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