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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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

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

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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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

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

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

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The Supreme Court of Georgia Wednesday reinstated the state’s six-week abortion ban after a lower court found the 2019 act unconstitutional on November 15. As a result, the Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act is reinstated, and Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is once again in place. Wade in their decision.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Georgia Supreme Court upheld the state’s six-week abortion ban on Tuesday, voiding certain provisions of the Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act. The LIFE Act established certain limitations and provisions surrounding access to abortion within the state of Georgia.

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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

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

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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HowAppealing

MAY 2, 2024

“A rare Georgia Supreme Court race could hinge on abortion rights”: Greg Bluestein and Rosie Manins of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution have this report. The post “A rare Georgia Supreme Court race could hinge on abortion rights” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A Georgia state judge Tuesday overturned Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act , also known as the Heartbeat Bill, ruling it unconstitutional from the time it was drafted. ” McBurney also stated in his opinion that this act “must be re-enacted in our post-Roe world if they [is] to become the law of Georgia.”

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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

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

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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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

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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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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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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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 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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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The post Georgia Prosecutors Ask Court To Probe Trumpland Lawyers’ Many, Many Conflicts appeared first on Above the Law. You get a conflict! And you get a conflict!

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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

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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JANUARY 31, 2023

“Ethics panel recommends Georgia appeals judge be removed”: Jeff Amy pf The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Georgia’s Supreme Court should permanently remove a state appeals court judge accused of ethical misconduct, a judicial discipline panel recommended in a report released Monday.”

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JULY 27, 2023

“Georgia-Pacific’s ‘Texas two-step’ pits state AGs against U.S. The post “Georgia-Pacific’s ‘Texas two-step’ pits state AGs against U.S. Chamber”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post. Chamber” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MAY 18, 2023

A coalition of civil and disability rights organizations filed an emergency injunction with the Northern District of Georgia on Wednesday asking the court to block two provisions of a Georgia voting law, SB 202 , due to their impact on people with disabilities’ access to voting.

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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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JURIST

MARCH 31, 2022

Maka Botchorishvili, Member of Georgian Parliament and EU Integration Committee Chair had said earlier, during the first reading of the bill that: The Association Agreement between Georgia and the European Union stipulates commitments, which include the regulation of consumer policy at the legislative level.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

“Senate backs placement of Clarence Thomas statue at Georgia Capitol”: David Wickert of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article that begins, “The Georgia Senate on Tuesday approved a proposal to install a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the state Capitol.”

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Georgia charged Damian McElrath with malice (that is, premeditated) murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault. The Supreme Court of Georgia pointed out that the verdicts were directly contradictory – under Georgia law, “repugnant.” Not surprisingly, Jackson was having none of this.

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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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