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Judiciary Considers Legislation to Alter Speedy Trial Statute
The state Supreme Court’s chief justice says the question is whether the courts need legislativehelp to reconcile health and s...
Metro court says it could take till October to resolve backlog of cases over COVID-19
by Mike Petchenik – DeKalb County WSBTV Originally published on WSBTV.com For the first time in several months, some metro mun...
SCHR, Volunteer Lawyers Team Up to Represent Jailed Protesters
The Southern Center for Human Rights and newly formed Atlanta Justice Lawyers are coordinating to recruit and train lawyers to assis...
Coronavirus Is Complicating Georgia’s Justice System — With Or Without National Attention
By VIRGINIA PRESCOTT & PRIA MAHADEVAN & CHASE MCGEE • MAY 15, 2020 This is a transcript of the GPB program “On Second...
‘She’s ready.’ Cobb DA trying Arbery case known for integrity, compassion
By Bill Rankin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Originally published on ajc.com As a teenager at Valdosta High School, Joyette Holm...
The Citizen’s Arrest Law Cited in Arbery’s Killing Dates Back to the Civil War
After Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead by two white men on a quiet residential road in coastal Georgia, a prosecutor cited a Civil War er...
‘We’re Trying Something New Here Today’: How Courts Are Staying Connected in the Coronavirus Crisis
By Katheryn Tucker, Law.com Daily Report online Originally published on Law.com Daily Report Online Judge C. LaTain “Tain” Kell ...
Health & Habeas: A Constitutional Crisis Is Quietly Brewing Amid Coronavirus Chaos
By R. Robin McDonald and Angela Morris, Law.com Daily Report Online One day before alarms over COVID-19’s spread prompted the chief...
GACDL Article on Lawrence Zimmerman
New GACDL Head Says Legal Reforms Made Georgia "Better," but Work Still Remains The mission of the Georgia Association of Criminal...