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In October 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that the Official Code of Georgia, Annotated, is not copyrightable. [1] The Code Revision Commission, established by the Georgia General Assembly, [6] appealed this decision to the United States Supreme Court. The Court heard the oral arguments on December 2, 2019 ...
Cover of volume 1 of the 2007 edition of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Pursuant to the state constitution, the Georgia General Assembly has enacted legislation.Its session laws are published in the official Georgia Laws, [1] which in turn have been codified in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.). [1]
The Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act is a law in the U.S. state of Georgia that makes a form of racketeering a felony. [1] Originally passed on March 20, 1980, it is known for being broader than the corresponding federal law, such as not requiring a monetary profit to have been made via the action for it to be a crime.
The attorney general of Georgia is a statewide elected attorney and legal advisor for the executive branch of the U.S. state of Georgia.They are a constitutional officer responsible for providing opinions on legal questions concerning the state, prosecuting public corruption cases, overseeing contracts on behalf of the state, representing the state in all civil cases, in all capital felony ...
Case history; Prior: Bearden v. State, 161 Ga. App. 640, 288 S.E.2d 662 (Ct. App. 1982); cert. granted, 458 U.S. 1105 (1982).: Holding; A sentencing court cannot properly revoke a defendant's probation for failure to pay a fine and make restitution, absent evidence and findings that he was somehow responsible for the failure or that alternative forms of punishment were inadequate to meet the ...
In May 2023, Georgia Republicans enacted a law that created a commission empowered to discipline or remove state prosecutors who were alleged to have violated their duties. As he signed the bill creating the commission, Governor Kemp said it would curb "far-left prosecutors" who are "making our communities less safe".
The statue of Lewis will be officially unveiled on Aug. 24. DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A large bronze statue of the late civil rights icon leader and Georgia congressman John Lewis was installed Friday ...
The China–Georgia relations were officially established on 9 June 1992, when China extended its diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Georgia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. [5] Eduard Shevardnadze , then Georgia's head of state, paid a state visit to China in June 1993 [ 6 ] and signed several agreements, principally on ...