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News Articles: Law

Governor Kemp Press conference photo

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  • Law

Lawmakers Brief: Kemp Announces Overhaul of Citizen’s Arrest Statute

Gov. Brian Kemp announced legislation to overhaul Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law at the Georgia Capitol on Tuesday with solid bipartisan support.  

February 16, 2021
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  • Fenly Foxen
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., pictured during a hearing in July 2020, is suing former President Donald Trump over the Capitol riot after Trump was acquitted by the Senate over an incitement charge.

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  • Politics

House Democrat Sues Trump, Giuliani And 2 Far-Right Groups Over Capitol Riot

Rep. Bennie Thompson filed a civil lawsuit that accuses former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers of conspiring to incite the violence at the Capitol.

February 16, 2021
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
The Manhattan district attorney dropped a charge against Amy Cooper, above, for calling police on a Black man after he asked her to leash her dog in New York's Central Park.

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  • National

Amy Cooper, White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher, Has Charge Dismissed

Amy Cooper had been facing a charge of falsely reporting an incident to police, after she told them Christian Cooper, who is not related to her, threatened her in a New York City park. He did not.

February 16, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker

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  • Law

To Understand Police Reform, Law Professor Volunteered To Join The Force

For four years, Rosa Brooks carried a badge and a gun and worked a minimum of 24 hours a month for the D.C. police — all on a voluntary basis. She writes about her experiences in Tangled Up in Blue.

February 16, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
Protesters at the Georgia State Capitol.

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  • Law

Bill To Block Deep Cuts To Police Funding In Georgia Advances In Legislature

A bill aimed at preventing Georgia city and county governments from making deep cuts in the budgets of their local police agencies advanced in the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday.

February 16, 2021
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By:
  • Beau Evans
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney arrives at the Capitol for the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Saturday. Romney was one of the seven GOP senators who voted to convict.

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  • Politics

Trump Impeachment Trial Verdict: How Senators Voted

Democrats did not gain enough Republican support to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting insurrection, but seven GOP senators did break with their own party. See the vote breakdown.

February 16, 2021
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Weeks before the 1980 census officially began, the Federation for American Immigration Reform launched its campaign to exclude unauthorized immigrants from population counts that, according to the Constitution, must include the "whole number of persons in each state."

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  • National

Immigration Hard-Liner Files Reveal 40-Year Bid Behind Trump's Census Obsession

The Trump administration tried and failed to accomplish a long-held desire of immigration hard-liners — a count of unauthorized immigrants to reshape Congress, the Electoral College and public policy.

February 15, 2021
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  • Hansi Lo Wang
The federal health insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, has reopened until May 15 for new sign-ups; you can also switch to a different health plan on the exchange. But some states that run their own health insurance marketplaces have different rules.

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  • Health

As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans?

The federal insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, has reopened for changes and new sign-ups until May 15. But states with their own exchanges have different rules. Here's what you need to know.

February 15, 2021
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  • Michelle Andrews
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named the new head of the World Trade Organization. An economist, she previously served as Nigeria's finance minister and as managing director of the World Bank.

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  • World

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Makes History As WTO's First African And Female Leader

As she takes the helm of the World Trade Organization, the former Nigerian finance minister faces challenges from COVID-19 response to navigating trade frictions between the U.S. and China.

February 15, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Trump Faces Potential Legal Battles Following His Second Impeachment

Mitch McConnell said that former President Donald Trump is not immune from criminal and civil litigation. NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Michael McConnell, a constitutional scholar, how that could work.

February 15, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
A security video shows then-Vice President Mike Pence being evacuated as rioters breach the Capitol on Jan. 6.

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  • Politics

Republicans Seek Clarity On What Trump Knew About Pence's Safety

Trump disparaged Pence in a tweet while the insurrection was going on. GOP senators asked what Trump knew about Pence's status when Trump tweeted.

February 13, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
President Donald Trump's defense attorney David Schoen speaks on the fourth day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

Trump's Legal Defense Team Concludes Case In Fraction Of Allotted Time

Trump's defense used roughly three of their 16 hours to push back on House impeachment managers' case that Trump should be convicted for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

February 12, 2021
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Judge David Tatel, who sits on the powerful U.S Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, announced his plans to step down, giving President Biden two vacancies on the influential court to fill.

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  • Law

Biden Gets Two Vacancies To Fill On Influential D.C. Circuit Court

With Judge David Tatel stepping down, and Judge Merrick Garland set to become Attorney General, expect Katanji Brown Jackson to fill one of the slots. She's also a potential Supreme Court nominee.

February 12, 2021
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  • Nina Totenberg
Michael van der Veen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks to the Senate floor through the Senate Reception room on the fourth day of the Senate Impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump.

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  • Politics

Trump's Legal Team Points To 2017 Attempt To Block Election Certification As Defense

In 2017, several House Democrats stood and objected to the certification of then President-elect Trump's electoral victory. Then-Vice President Biden was presiding.

February 12, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker
Harold Melton

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  • News

Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Melton To Step Down

Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced will step down on July 1, in the middle of his term.

February 12, 2021
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  • Associated Press
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