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Fulton County Board of Commissioners will take comments on Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat’s possible proposal to send people housed at Fulton County jail to out-of-state facilities.
A federal judge has stayed a preliminary injunction against Georgia Senate Bill 140 pending adjudication of the state’s request for her to reconsider her ruling.
Georgia’s attorney general has obtained indictments against more than 60 people, alleging violations of the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law over ongoing efforts to halt construction of Atlanta’s planned $90 million police training center, known by many as “Cop City.
The case, filed in 2021, charges the maps deny Black Georgians an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of choice, in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting a provision in Georgia Senate Bill 140 from taking effect while a lawsuit filed by four Georgia families and an organization proceeds.
A federal court in the Northern District of Georgia issued rulings today in response to emergency motions filed by civil rights groups to lift restrictions put in place by Georgia’s anti-voter law, Senate Bill 202 (S.B. 202) for the 2024 elections.