JURIST
OCTOBER 3, 2021
The Superior Court of Glynn County, Georgia ruled on Friday that Ahmaud Arbery’s mental health records could not be used as evidence in the trial against the three white men accused of killing the 25-year-old Black man. The defendants face charges of felony murder and false imprisonment. Arbery was unarmed.
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 18, 2024
Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. Kentucky , the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to strike jurors in a criminal trial because of their race. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit upheld that decision.
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SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 20, 2022
Some courts read [Supreme Court precedent] as effectively foreclosing [this consent-by-registration theory of jurisdiction], while others insist it remains viable.”. McCall , a tire manufacturer resists Georgia courts’ exercise of jurisdiction on the basis of the state’s registration statute for foreign corporations.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
In the Georgia trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, Judge Timothy Walmsley delivered a haymaker to the defense on the very eve of closing statements. The court ruled that Georgia’s prior citizen’s arrest law is only applicable if a person sees a felony committed and acts without delay. 17-4-60 (2010) 17-4-60.
JURIST
MARCH 13, 2024
A Georgia judge on Wednesday dropped three charges pending against former US President Donald Trump as part of an ongoing election interference case. The post Georgia judge drops several charges pending against Trump in election interference case appeared first on JURIST - News. Kimbrough, 300 Ga.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JULY 6, 2017
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a West Virginia federal district court had erred in concluding that it had jurisdiction to consider the coal company Murray Energy Corporation’s and its affiliates’ lawsuit that sought to compel EPA to conduct evaluations of the Clean Air Act’s employment effects.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
The ACCA extends the minimum sentence – from 10 years to 15 – for an individual who had been convicted of a felony and possesses a firearm when that person has at least three “serious drug offenses.” On appeal, the Georgia Supreme Court threw out both of the jury’s verdicts and sent the case back for a new trial on all charges.
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