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News Articles: Georgia Supreme Court

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Georgia Supreme Court hears arguments over medical monitoring in BioLab case

The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case stemming from the 2024 BioLab fire in Conyers.

April 23, 2026
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland
An aerial view of the September 29, 2024 fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers.

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Georgia Supreme Court to hear key question in BioLab lawsuit 

The Georgia Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether BioLab must fund long-term medical monitoring for residents exposed to a toxic plume after the 2024 Conyers fire.

April 15, 2026
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland
Early voting on the Sapelo referendum began Monday at the McIntosh County Board of Elections office with 52 voters casting ballots. Credit: Susan Catron/The Current GA

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McIntosh to begin second vote on Sapelo zoning referendum

Early voting in the McIntosh County Special Election begins Monday, Dec. 29. This will be the second go-round for this referendum, which was challenged by the county but ultimately upheld by the Georgia Supreme Court.

December 23, 2025
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
FILE - Fani Willis, District Attorney of Fulton County speaks to the Associated Press on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

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Fani Willis to face Georgia Senate questions about Trump prosecution, despite legal disputes

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is set to testify on Dec. 17 before a special Georgia Senate committee. The committee is examining her prosecution of Donald Trump over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.

December 09, 2025
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By:
  • Associated Press
Emergency Medical Technicians wheel in a stretcher to take Muscogee County Assistant District Attorney George Lipscomb to the hospital after he fainted in court before opening arguments in the trial of three former Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies stemming from the 2017 death of Eurie Martin. Grant Blankenship/GPB News

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Medical issue in the courtroom postpones trial for Georgia deputies accused of murder

A Washington County jury will hear arguments this week about whether former deputies violated the law by allegedly tasing a man to death, but the long-awaited court date faced another delay Wednesday.

November 13, 2025
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By:
  • Alba Rosa and
  • The Telegraph
The Nathan Deal Judicial Center, home of Georgia's Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, is seen on May, 1, 2024, in Atlanta.

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Georgia Supreme Court hears cases that could shape the future of roads, car sales and child custody

The Georgia Supreme Court this week heard several cases, including two that could affect how cities design roadways and who gets to sell cars and another involving child custody with an unmarried couple.

October 24, 2025
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By:
  • Ty Tagami and
  • Capitol Beat News Service
A yard sign in front of the Graball Country Store in Hogg Hummock encourages McIntosh voters to vote yes and repeal rezoning on Sapelo Island. Credit: Jazz Watts/SICARS

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Ga. Supreme Court upholds citizens’ right to vote to repeal Sapelo zoning

In a unanimous decision issued Tuesday, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the right of McIntosh County residents to vote directly to repeal a controversial zoning decision that would allow larger houses in a traditional Gullah-Geechee enclave on Sapelo Island.

October 01, 2025
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
Justice Benjamin A. Land.

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  • Politics

Benjamin A. Land sworn in to Georgia's Supreme Court

The newest justice on Georgia's Supreme Court was sworn in on Thursday, July 24.

July 25, 2025
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By:
  • Devon Zwald
Conservative Georgia State Election Board member Janelle King, second from left, voted Sept. 23 to have election board Executive Director Mike Coan. second from right, to look into the claims that led to the DeKalb County Republican Party alleging that several county election board’s are not following the law for reviewing voter eligibility complaints. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

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  • Law

Georgia Supreme Court overturns some election rules, curbing State Election Board's power

Georgia's highest court is overturning four rules passed by the State Election Board, saying that the board overstepped its authority and intruded on lawmaking power reserved for legislators under Georgia's constitution.

June 10, 2025
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By:
  • Associated Press
The Nathan Deal Judicial Center, home of Georgia's Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, is seen on May, 1, 2024, in Atlanta.

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  • Law

Georgia Supreme Court upholds law restricting handgun carry for young Georgians

The Georgia Supreme Court is upholding a state law that bans most Georgians under 21 from carrying handguns in public

May 30, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
A security camera in front of a boarded up duplex at the Dogwood Terrace public housing complex in Augusta. The city's housing authority is moving forward with a years-long plans to demolish the neighborhood's old apartment buildings.

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Decision pending in Augusta public housing case could have statewide impact

The State Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on a case that could change the way landlords of public housing are held accountable.

May 14, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Attorney Philip Thompson argues his case in front of the Georgia Supreme Court April 16, 2025. Credit: Screenshot from https://www.gasupreme.us/oa-april-16-2025/

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Georgia high court hears Sapelo zoning referendum case

The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments about a controversial zoning decision that threatens to change the character of an historic Gullah Geechee enclave in McIntosh County.

April 17, 2025
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
A voter leaves a polling location after voting Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Rutledge, Ga.

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Georgia Republicans backtrack on some election rules after sharp criticism

Georgia lawmakers are retreating from some controversial election proposals. A proposed bill would no longer allow the Donald Trump-aligned State Election Board to possibly strike thousands of challenged voters from the rolls.

March 28, 2025
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By:
  • Associated Press
Nels Peterson

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  • Law

Georgia Supreme Court justices choose Nels S.D. Peterson as next chief justice

The justices on the Georgia Supreme Court have unanimously elected Presiding Justice Nels S.D. Peterson to be the state’s next chief justice.

February 28, 2025
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By:
  • Dave Williams
(left to right) Richard T. Griffiths, president emeritus of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation, speaks with Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Boggs at Feb. 21’s Georgia Bar, Media and Judiciary Conference. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael Boggs to step down at end of March

Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs announced Tuesday that he will step down from the Georgia Supreme Court at the end of March, less than a year after voters re-elected him to another six-year term.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
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