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Atlanta immigration attorney Charles Kuck, center, argued on behalf of some 133 international college students who for now have no way to continue their studies. "There's no doubt that this administration wants foreign students outside the United States, especially those from countries it does not be desirable," Kuck said. "What we see as a result is the terror in these students."

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ICE is reversing terminations of international students’ status after hundreds join Atlanta lawsuit

In a change of policy, ICE will restore the student status of international students whose visas were suddenly revoked.

April 25, 2025
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  • Chase McGee and
  • Sarah Kallis
People cross Harvard Yard at Harvard University on April 17, in Cambridge, Mass.

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Inside Harvard's lawsuit against the Trump administration

Harvard's lawsuit questions how freezing research funds will further the administration's goal of eliminating antisemitism on campus.

April 22, 2025
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  • Elissa Nadworny
 In Monday’s ruling on Curling v Raffensperger, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg credited the plaintiff’s role in providing evidence that exposed a major security breach of Georgia election equipment in Coffee County, pictured above, following the 2020 election. (Georgia Recorder File)

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  • Politics

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit that challenged Georgia’s electronic voting machine system

A federal judge has dismissed a long-running lawsuit challenging the security of Georgia’s electronic voting machines even though the judge maintained substantial concerns about the system. 

April 02, 2025
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  • Stanley Dunlap and
  • Georgia Recorder
In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, guards escort a newly admitted inmate inside a cell at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador.

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  • Law

Trump administration admits Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison by mistake

This latest case, in which lawyers argue their client had no proven links to MS-13, adds to the growing judicial and public scrutiny about the deportations to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison.

April 01, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo
White House adviser Elon Musk at a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Monday. Musk, who is also the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, is leading the Department of Government Efficiency effort that is trying to get access to data from across the government to find waste, fraud and abuse.

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  • Politics

DOGE says it needs to know the government's most sensitive data, but can't say why

DOGE staffers have skirted privacy laws, training and security protocols to gain virtually unfettered access to financial and personal information stored in siloed government databases.

March 26, 2025
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  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Jenna McLaughlin
Protesters march during a demonstration in opposition to a new police training center, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, in Atlanta.

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  • News

Lawsuit accuses Atlanta police of illegally targeting 'Stop Cop City' protesters

A federal lawsuit accuses Atlanta police of systemically targeting critics of a police and firefighter training center. The lawsuit was filed last week on behalf of "Stop Cop City" activist Jamie Marsicano, who is facing domestic terrorism and racketeering charges.

March 04, 2025
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  • Associated Press
This photo shows the fertility clinic operated by Coastal Fertility Specialists where a woman is suing the clinic, saying it impregnated her with another couple's embryo when she underwent in vitro fertilization, in 2023, in Savannah, Ga., on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025.

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  • News

Woman sues fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient's baby

A woman is suing the fertility clinic that helped her get pregnant using in vitro fertilization two years ago, saying she gave birth to another patient's child after doctors transferred the wrong embryo to her. Krystena Murray says she still wants to raise the baby boy, who she gave birth to in December 2023. She gave up the child after his biological parents demanded custody last year.

February 19, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Debra and Herman Mills died as a result of their injuries after their 2015 Ford F250 “Super Duty” truck rolled over and the roof crushed down on them in August 2022 in Decatur County, Georgia, according to the news release from the Columbus-based law firm Butler Prather. Courtesy of Butler Prather

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  • Law

Columbus jury renders verdict in $2.5 billion lawsuit against Ford Motor Company

A Columbus jury rendered a “phase 2” verdict Friday of $2.5 billion in punitive damages in a case against the Ford Motor Company, according to a news release from Butler Prather LLP, a Columbus-based law firm.

February 17, 2025
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  • Kelby Hutchison
A church displays a sign saying, "Immigrants & Refugees Welcome" in New York.

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  • Religion

27 religious groups sue Trump administration over immigration enforcement policy

27 religious groups are suing the federal government in response to the Trump administration's policy giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at "sensitive locations" like churches.

February 11, 2025
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  • Sarah Ventre
The popular fantasy author has been accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct.

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  • Books

Neil Gaiman's former nanny files rape, human trafficking lawsuit

The lawsuit alleges that Gaiman coerced sexual services from his former live-in nanny, and that Palmer "knowingly benefited" from Gaiman's actions.

February 04, 2025
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  • Andrew Limbong
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp addresses the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

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  • News

Georgia's governor details spending plans but not his top priority of lawsuit reform

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told business leaders Tuesday that he wanted to invest in infrastructure and education, but he did not detail plans for his top priority to limit lawsuits.

January 14, 2025
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  • Associated Press
U.S. Steel filed a lawsuit to defend its $15 billion sale to Nippon Steel of Japan. President Biden moved to block the sale on Friday, but the companies accuse Biden of playing politics and violating their due process rights.

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  • Business

U.S. Steel sues to salvage its sale to Japan's Nippon Steel

U.S. Steel and its would-be Japanese suitor filed twin lawsuits Monday to defend their $15 billion merger. President Biden issued an order on Friday to block the deal, citing national security concerns.

January 06, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
John and Georgia McGinty tried to sue Uber for financial compensation after suffering numerous serious injuries when their Uber crashed into another car in early 2022.

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  • National

A court blocks a couple from suing Uber over a crash, citing terms and conditions

An appeals court sided with Uber, ruling a couple can't sue over a near-fatal car crash because they had agreed to Uber's arbitration clause. Their lawyer is worried about a "slippery slope."

October 02, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
A stack of stickers sits atop the ballot scanner during the mid-term election Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 at Lawrenceville Road United Methodist Church in Tucker, Ga.

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  • News

Suit seeks to overturn Georgia law on homeless voter registration and voter challenges

A new lawsuit seeks to overturn two provisions of a Georgia election law related to voter challenges. The Georgia State Conference of the NAACP and the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda filed the suit on Tuesday.

September 24, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Eric Arnold, owner of 1151 Sunnydale Drive, holds a phone with a picture of what the house he was renovating used to look like before it got demolished by Macon-Bibb County. He’s filing a lawsuit against them for “unconstitutionally” destroying his house. Institute of Jusice

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  • News

Renovator says Macon violated his rights when city tore down his property, wants payment

A man who bought a blighted property in Macon with plans to renovate it is suing Macon-Bibb County because he says they “unconstitutionally” destroyed the site.

September 19, 2024
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  • Alba Rosa
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