Georgia Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Require Conviction for Asset Forfeiture
Georgia passed some asset forfeiture reforms in 2015. Can it join 14 other states that require a conviction before police can keep people's stuff?
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$3 Million Settlement Awarded to Students Subjected to Illegal, Invasive Mass Pat Down at Georgia High School
The Sheriff who ordered the search is being charged with sexual battery.
City Claims Binding Restrictions on Eminent Domain Are Merely 'Guidelines'
That Pirates of the Caribbean logic did not sit well with the Georgia Supreme Court.
Atlanta Scrambles to Get Out of Expensive Deal It Forgot It Made
The city's housing authority committed to selling $138 million of government land for $17 million.
Atlanta Decriminalizes Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana
A $1,000 fine and potentially six months of jail time becomes a $75 ticket.
Bogus Stoned Driving Arrests Highlight Dubious Methods of 'Drug Recognition Experts'
A lawsuit by three sober drivers who were busted for DUI questions the pot-detecting abilities of DREs.
Unlicensed Tour Guides Not Allowed in Savannah
Institute for Justice working to change that.
Fatal Police Shooting of Georgia Tech Student Should Have Been Avoidable
Lack of stun guns meets the typically poor handling of people having mental health crises.
Profiling and Prostitution Pre-Crime in Georgia
In one case, a person whose legal identity was listed as male was arrested for sitting at a bus stop while "dressed as a woman" and carrying condoms.
Georgia's Health Care Regulations Limit Access to Women's Health
State Supreme Court will hear challenge to Certificate of Need laws on Monday.
Taxi Companies Asked Georgia for a Bailout and Got Laughed Out of Court
New competition from ride-sharing services is not grounds for a takings claim, Georgia Supreme Court rules, because no taking took place. Obviously.
Georgia PD: Our Drug Recognition Experts Are More Accurate Than Drug Tests
More than 250 officers in the state are trained to recognize the use of seven different drugs.
Official Law of Georgia Is Copyrighted, and the State Enforces That Copyright
An open-records activist sent a copy of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated to prominent Georgia politicians and lawyers and got a copyright lawsuit.
Georgia Legislature Weakens Eminent Domain Protections
Governments in Georgia will be allowed to seize property for "economic development" purposes, undoing reforms passed in 2006 after the Kelo ruling.
Georgia Legislators Want to Force Tattoo Artists to Spread Misleading Information
The new warning would tell customers that tattoos can disqualify them from a military career.
In-State Medical Marijuana Cultivation May Be on Georgia's Horizon
Rep. Allen Peake is pushing to loosen restrictions.
School Choice Can Help LGBT Students Deal with Hostile Environments
A private school in Atlanta provides a safer alternative.
Why Did U.S. Marshals Shoot at a Man 76 Times? Don't Look to Video for an Answer
The feds still haven't implemented body cameras for their own law enforcement officers.
Racist Facebook Messages Cost Two Georgia Cops Their Jobs
The "jokes" exchanged by a McIntosh County deputy and another officer included targeting black motorists for arrest and racist epithets.
Georgia Man Suing After Being Tased While His Face Was Against the Wall in a County Jail
Says county refuses to pay medical bills
Medical Marijuana Reduces Prescription Drug Use, Says New Research
In 2013 it saved Medicare Part D more than $165 million.
Ku Klux Klan Can Go Forward with Free Speech Lawsuit, Says Georgia Supreme Court
The group's application to participate in an "Adopt-A-Highway" program was initially denied.
Journalist Angers Judge With Open Records Request, Gets Charged With Felonies
"I don't react well when my honesty is questioned," Judge Brenda Weaver says.
Savannah Schools: You Shouldn't Have to Major in Education to Be a Teacher
The system is pushing an alternative pathway in order to fill vacancies.
Cobb County Has No Money Left for Public Parks Because They Gave it All to the Atlanta Braves
Voters supported funding parks, but not a billionaire's ballpark.
New Georgia Law Makes Sure Undercover Cops Can Count as Sex-Trafficked Teens
Why bother looking for actual sex-trafficking victims when cops can just pretend to be them and reap the same rewards?
Corporate Influence over Government Is Bad…Unless They Hold the Correct Positions
Hollywood, NFL lobby to block law in Georgia to the cheers of the left.
Family Wants Charges Against Deputies Who Tased Unarmed Man to Death, High Fived About It
Deputies have not been identified
Georgia Cop Who Killed Unarmed, Naked Vet Indicted for Murder by Grand Jury
Will face trial on six charges.
Almost Half of 184 People Killed by Georgia Cops Since 2010 Were Unarmed and/or Shot in the Back
Investigation reveals that every one of these police shootings was deemed lawful.
Bizarre Baby-Selling Story Spawns More Human-Trafficking Hysteria
There's no such thing as a free baby. But human-trafficking hysteria? We've got that in abundance, thanks.
Georgia Cops Shoot Resident, Kill His Dog After Responding to Wrong Home During 911 Call
Police insist they're taking responsibility, spokesman says "in light of everything going on in the country right now" cops were "double checking themselves."
Cops Shot Unarmed Georgia Woman in the Head, Admired Their Marksmanship, Prevented First Aid After
They are both still gainfully employed-woman's interaction with police began over suspicion of drug use
Georgia Drops Murder Charges Against Kenlissa Jones Since Law Explicitly Forbids Charging Pregnant Women For 'Unlawful' Abortion
"Georgia law does not permit prosecution" of woman who took abortion pill, says district attorney.
