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Fulton County, Georgia, and its sheriff's office violated the constitutional rights of people housed at the county jail, according to a new report released by the Justice Department on Thursday.
The speaker of Georgia's parliament said he signed into law Monday a measure that has drawn weeks of protests by critics who say it will curb media freedom and jeopardize the country's chances of ...
Georgia Constitution of 1865 [citation needed] 79 79th Georgia General Assembly [Wikidata] 1865 Dec. 4—Dec. 15, 1865 Jan. 15—Mar. 13, 1866 Nov. 6—Dec. 14, 1866 Georgia Constitution of 1868 [citation needed] 80 80th Georgia General Assembly: 1868 July 4—Oct. 6, 1868 Ex. Jan. 13—Mar. 18, 1869 Jan. 10—Oct. 25, 1870 Ex. 81
Richardson was born on January 12, 1960, in Douglas County, Georgia, [9] where he graduated from Douglas County High School in 1978. In 1981, Richardson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Georgia State University and earned his Juris Doctor in 1984 as a member of the first graduating class from the Georgia State University College of Law.
Georgia is divided into 49 judicial circuits, each of which has a Superior Court consisting of local judges numbering between two and 19 depending on the circuit population. Under the 1983 Constitution, Georgia also has magistrate courts, probate courts, juvenile courts, state courts; the General Assembly may also authorize municipal courts. [9]
Opening statements are expected Tuesday as the trial in a long-running legal challenge to the constitutionality of Georgia's election system begins in federal court in Atlanta. Election integrity ...
The legislature convened The Georgia Secession Convention of 1861 in the Milledgeville statehouse on January 16, 1861. On January 19, delegates voted for Georgia to secede from the Union—208 in favor with 89 against—drafting a new constitution, and declaring the state an independent Republic.
Georgia's Senate is backing a plan to give the state's appointed election board the power to investigate Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's handling of elections, despite the measure's ...