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JURIST
MARCH 20, 2024
The Georgia Parole Board denied clemency for inmate Willie James Pye on Tuesday, making him soon to be the first inmate executed in the state since 2020. During the clemency meeting conducted by the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Parole, Pye’s lawyers relied on his intellectual disability and troubled upbringing.
JURIST
APRIL 5, 2024
The EU condemned on Thursday Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, for reintroducing a controversial foreign-agents law. ” Georgia’s parliament had previously adopted the law in February 2023. ” The Commission urged Georgia to let civil society operate freely again.
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JURIST
APRIL 10, 2024
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Russia’s occupation and border enforcement of two regions in Georgia systematically violated Georgians’ human rights. ” Bregadze also said the judgment was an important step toward the ultimate goal of achieving the “complete de-occupation” of Georgia.
JURIST
APRIL 18, 2024
The bill requires entities in Georgia receiving over 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as foreign agents, which would include most civil society and media organizations. The post Georgia controversial ‘foreign agent’ bill passes first reading in Parliament appeared first on JURIST - News.
JURIST
OCTOBER 27, 2023
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ordered Georgia’s General Assembly to redraw the state’s enacted Congressional Districts Thursday, finding the districts were in violation of the Voting Rights Act. Raffensperger , which challenges Georgia’s state Congressional districts.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
Georgia’s governing party Georgian Dream announced Friday that it is starting impeachment procedures against Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili in response to what it calls a violation of the country’s constitution, according to a news report by Interpress news.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled on Friday that three Georgia citizens under 21 years old have standing to sue county probate judges over the state law that disallows issuing carry licenses to people under 21. The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia Dublin Division.
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