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Democrats hope the latest court rulings restricting abortion energize voters as election nears
Read full article: Democrats hope the latest court rulings restricting abortion energize voters as election nearsTwo court rulings this week, in Georgia and Texas, have delivered major blows to reproductive rights.
Georgia court rejects counting presidential votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz
Read full article: Georgia court rejects counting presidential votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la CruzGeorgia's Supreme Court says presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz aren't qualified to be on the state's ballots and votes for them should not count.
Georgia's top court rejects Trump attempt to thwart prosecutor in 2020 election investigation
Read full article: Georgia's top court rejects Trump attempt to thwart prosecutor in 2020 election investigationGeorgia's highest court has rejected former President Donald Trump's request to block a district attorney from prosecuting him for his actions in wake of the 2020 election.
Atlanta petition drive to stop 'Cop City' is 'futile,' city's attorneys argue
Read full article: Atlanta petition drive to stop 'Cop City' is 'futile,' city's attorneys argueAttorneys for the city of Atlanta say an ongoing petition drive to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training center is “futile” and “invalid."
Convicted child molester put back on death row for 2007 murder of 6-year-old Brunswick boy
Read full article: Convicted child molester put back on death row for 2007 murder of 6-year-old Brunswick boyThe Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for a man who murdered a 6-year-old Brunswick boy in over two years ago.
Georgia Supreme Court ruling could be final blow for Spaceport Camden plans
Read full article: Georgia Supreme Court ruling could be final blow for Spaceport Camden plansThe future of Spaceport Camden County is in jeopardy after a ruling by the state’s highest court. The Georgia Supreme Court upheld election results which saw voters overwhelmingly rejected the project.
Murder conviction overturned in Georgia hot car death case
Read full article: Murder conviction overturned in Georgia hot car death caseGeorgia’s highest court on Wednesday overturned the murder and child cruelty convictions against a man whose toddler son died after he left him in a hot car for hours, saying the jury saw evidence that was “extremely and unfairly prejudicial.”
Officials: Georgia execution won't be carried out Tuesday
Read full article: Officials: Georgia execution won't be carried out TuesdayState officials say plans to execute a Georgia man who killed an 8-year-old girl and raped her 10-year-old friend 46 years ago will not be carried out as scheduled Tuesday night.
Georgia Supreme Court gives defendant in teacher slaying route to state funds
Read full article: Georgia Supreme Court gives defendant in teacher slaying route to state fundsThe Georgia Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that private attorneys for Ryan Duke may seek to contract with a state agency to receive funding for expert witnesses. However, the court did not rule on whether Duke has a constitutional right to receive taxpayer assistance. Duke’s attorneys say he has no money to pay for expert witnesses in DNA, false confessions and psychology. The state Supreme Court’s decision Monday found that state law allows private attorneys to contract with the Georgia Public Defender Council to receive taxpayer-funded assistance. It sent the case back for Duke’s attorneys to seek a contract but stopped short of ordering the council to enter one.
Former Georgia Supreme Court chief justice dies from virus
Read full article: Former Georgia Supreme Court chief justice dies from virusATLANTA – George H. Carley, a former chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, has died. Hunt Jr. said during the 2012 swearing-in ceremony in which Carley became the 29th chief justice of the state Supreme Court. Carley was the first in state history to have served as presiding judge and chief judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals, as well as presiding justice and chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. Carley was appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court in 1993 by then-Gov. “We are devastated by the loss of Justice Carley, a beloved friend and colleague to so many of us,” Chief Justice Harold Melton said in a statement.