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News Articles: GA Supreme Court

 Independent candidate Cornel West appeared at a protest outside last week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia Supreme Court rejects appeal by independents West, De la Cruz to count their votes

The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled against bids by two independent presidential candidates to count on ballots for the state’s November election.

September 27, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
 The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments on May 14 on an appeal from Athens-Clarke District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez, who argues district attorneys are exempt from the Open Records Act. (Courtesy State of Georgia)

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Georgia Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Athens DA’s claim of open records exemption

Georgia’s Supreme Court will rule in the coming months on a claim Athens-Clarke District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez is arguing that top prosecutors are exempt from the state’s open records laws.

May 16, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Georgia Supreme Court

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Georgia chief justice: Case backlog plaguing court system

While Georgia’s judiciary is emerging from three years of pandemic, a serious backlog of cases still looms over the state’s judicial system, Georgia Chief Justice Michael Boggs told state lawmakers Wednesday.

March 08, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Georgia Supreme Court

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Georgia Supreme Court upholds agreement to delay death-row execution 

An agreement reached by email constitutes a valid contract the state must uphold, even if that means delaying the execution of a person on death row, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday.

December 21, 2022
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
The Georgia Supreme Court has weighed in on lawsuits fighting local governments’ decision to remove Confederate monuments from public spaces, including in Henry and Newton counties. Across Georgia more than 60 statues and other memorials were erected in courthouse squares, including in Appling County, left, and Coweta County right. Georgia Recorder file photos

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Georgia Supreme Court hands supporters of Confederate statues in public squares partial setback

The Georgia Supreme Court just handed a mixed bag to supporters of keeping monuments commemorating the Confederacy on their historic courthouse lawn perches at public expense. 

October 26, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Megan Desrosiers holds the stack of petitions collected to force a referendum on the purchase of land for Spaceport Camden. Credit: One Hundred Miles

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Georgia Supreme Court to weigh validity of Spaceport Camden vote

In 2019, spaceport opponents began collecting signatures. By December 2021, after the county had spent more than $10 million on the spaceport plan, petitioners reached their 10% goal, leading to a March 2022 referendum that blocked the plan. Now the state's high court is set to determine whether the vote will stick.

October 05, 2022
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  • Mary Landers
In 2009, The Honorable Leah Ward Sears retired from the Supreme Court of Georgia after 27 years of service on the bench. She is currently a partner with the law firm of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.

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Beyond The Bench: Former Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears On A Life Of Breaking Barriers

Behind the bench in Georgia's Supreme Court, there is an inscription on the wall. It reads "Fiat justitia ruat caelum". It's Latin for "Let justice be...

May 30, 2019
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  • Emilia Brock ,
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • and 1 more
Harold Melton is sworn in as Georgia's new Chief Justice.

Harold Melton Sworn In As New Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice

Georgia's new supreme court chief justice was sworn in Tuesday at the state capitol.

September 05, 2018
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  • Ross Terrell

On Second Thought For Friday, July 13, 2018

The vetting and speculation are over. Now it’s the politicking and predictions. That’s with Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination, Americans get a real time...

July 13, 2018
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
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88.5 GPB-Atlanta Midday News For Monday May 7, 2018

GA Supreme Court Refuses To Hear DACA In-State Tuition Case Atlanta's Courtland Street Bridge Replacement Project Union City Mother Pleads Guilty To...

May 07, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

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