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News Articles: lawsuit

Jason Riley, father of Laken, spoke to Georgia state senators March 20 about his daughter’s killing as she went for a run at the University of Georgia. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Laken Riley's father accuses Georgia university system of negligence in wrongful death lawsuit

Laken Riley’s father is suing Georgia’s public university system, saying its failures contributed to her killing on the University of Georgia campus. 

March 02, 2026
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  • Associated Press
A voter leaves a polling location after voting Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Rutledge, Ga.

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US Department of Justice sues Georgia over access to voter information

The US Justice Department is suing Georgia, two other states and the District of Columbia for not turning over requested voter information to the Trump administration. Documents show the lawsuit was filed Thursday in a federal court in Macon.

December 19, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Traffic on I-20 came to a standstill as thick smoke from the BioLab chemical fire filled the air over Conyers, Ga., on Sept. 29, 2024.

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Fire insurance company sues BioLab for millions after 2024 fire

An insurance company is suing BioLab for $20 million, alleging that safety failures sparked the 2024 chemical fire in Conyers, Ga.

December 05, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland

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  • Education

Lawsuit aims to force Trump administration to stop delaying student loan forgiveness

The American Federation of Teachers is seeking a preliminary injunction that would force the department to resume student loan forgiveness.

September 19, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to sit on the Board of Governors, has filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's order to remove her.

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  • Economy

Fed governor Lisa Cook sues Trump over firing

Lisa Cook is challenging the president's attempt to remove her from office based on what she says is "an unsubstantiated allegation" of mortgage fraud prior to her Senate confirmation as governor.

August 28, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr

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  • Politics

A top Republican in the Georgia governor's race is suing his rival over campaign financing

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is suing Lt. Gov. Burt Jones over how Jones is financing his campaign as both Republicans run for governor in 2026. Carr claims Jones' ability to use a special leadership committee gives him an unfair advantage by allowing unlimited fundraising.

August 07, 2025
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  • Associated Press
The <a href="https://media.npr.org/assets/artslife/movies/misc/midjourney.pdf"target="_blank"   >lawsuit</a> juxtaposes images of copyrighted characters, such as Disney's Homer Simpson, shown above on the right, beside images output by Midjourney, left.

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  • Arts & Life

In first-of-its-kind lawsuit, Hollywood giants sue AI firm for copyright infringement

Disney and Universal's 110-page lawsuit against Midjourney claims the AI player stole "countless" copyrighted works to train its software.

June 12, 2025
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  • Chloe Veltman
Shira Perlmutter is suing President Trump over her abrupt firing as the head of the Copyright Office.

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  • Arts & Life

The U.S. Copyright Office used to be fairly low-drama. Not anymore

President Trump fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office just after the agency released a major report on AI. Copyright insiders say it's caused a shakeup in their normally drama-free neck of the woods.

June 06, 2025
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  • Andrew Limbong
The sun begins to set beyond an oil refinery in California.

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Oil companies face a wrongful death suit tied to climate change

Julie Leon died of hyperthermia in Seattle on June 28, 2021 — the hottest day in the city's history. A lawsuit claims she was a victim of oil companies' "misrepresentations" about climate change.

May 30, 2025
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  • Michael Copley
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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  • Education

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
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