JURIST

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday issued a critical report detailing alleged human rights violations within Georgia’s prison system. This report draws attention to Georgia’s failure to protect inmates from violence and sexual harm, particularly for vulnerable groups like LGBTQ+ individuals.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney temporarily suspended a rule on Tuesday requiring paper ballots to be hand-counted in Georgia in the upcoming US federal election. The respondents in the case, the Georgia State Election Board (SEB), approved the hand-count rule in late September.

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JURIST

MAY 18, 2024

President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili on Friday vetoed a controversial “foreign agents” law that has been decried as “Russian-style” legislation and has sparked massive protests in the country. The post Georgia president vetoes ‘foreign agents’ law appeared first on JURIST - News.

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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

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

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

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

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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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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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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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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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

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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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

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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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights Thursday held against Georgia in a case concerning an attack on LGBT protestors in the capital city Tbilisi. The Court under Article 41 (just satisfaction) of the Convention found Georgia liable to pay the applicants a total of 193,500 euros in damages.

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EvidenceProf Blog

APRIL 11, 2022

Today, Judge Don W. Thompson of the Superior Court of Walker County granted Joey Watkins's petition for writ of habeas corpus, meaning that Joey's conviction for murdering Isaac Dawkins has been tossed. Here is Judge Thompson's opinion. The State now.

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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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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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JURIST

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Two elections workers from Fulton County, Georgia filed a defamation lawsuit on Thursday against The Gateway Pundit, a popular far-right website that allegedly spread false accusations that the workers committed mass voter fraud. Moss and Ms.

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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

MAY 10, 2021

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Monday signed a bill that repeals an 1863 civil war-era statute , one year after Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot. He was shot while running through his neighborhood on the Georgia coast in February 2020 after the men claimed they thought he was a burglar.

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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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The Crime Report

APRIL 20, 2022

Brett Donovan Bussey and Jorge Gomez, who worked for the Georgia Department of Labor, have been linked to one of the largest U.S. Farmworkers’ lawyers and advocates have long denounced labor abuses suffered by seasonal guest farmworkers, including by Georgia contractors or farmers. Photo by datacameraguy on Unsplash.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The US Supreme Court Tuesday released a short, two-paragraph order stating they would not block a subpoena from a Georgia grand jury requiring US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-GA) to testify about his actions in the aftermath of the 2020 election. Previously, Justice Clarence Thomas put a temporary hold on the subpoena without explanation.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Georgia sheriff Victor Hill defended himself Thursday at his US federal trial where he has been charged with violating four detainee’s civil rights. The post Georgia sheriff defends himself against civil rights violations charges in federal trial appeared first on JURIST - News.

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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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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

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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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

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

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

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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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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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The post Georgia Judge Tells Lindsey Graham To Quit Stalling And Take His Biscuits Down To The Grand Jury appeared first on Above the Law. Spoiler Alert: There will be more stalling.

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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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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The post Ominous Signs From Eleventh Circuit As Meadows Seeks To Stay Out Of Georgia State Court appeared first on Above the Law. No removal for YOU!

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