Riley Bunch, GPB News Abortion rights advocates and providers are moving against Georgia’s abortion ban, this time in a new case filed in state court. The most recent challenge comes less than a week after a federal court of appeals decided Georgia’s strict abortion ban would immediately take effect. The …
Read More »Appeals Court Allows Georgia’s Six-Week Abortion Ban To Take Effect
A federal appeals court judge ruled Wednesday afternoon that Georgia’s heartbeat abortion law is allowed to take effect and vacated a stay in place, allowing the law to take effect immediately. The move comes weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Wednesday’s ruling said abortions after about …
Read More »Lindsey Graham, Trump Lawyers Subpoenaed In Georgia Grand Jury Probe
The Fulton County special grand jury investigating the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia has subpoenaed two of then-President Donald Trump’s top lawyers and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally, according to court filings detailed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Subpoenas for former New York City Mayor Rudy …
Read More »Analysis: What Primaries In Pennsylvania And Georgia Have Told Us About Democracy So Far
Originally published by The 19th Errin Haines This month, Pennsylvania, where I now live, and Georgia, my home state, held key primary contests that tested the value of former President Donald Trump’s endorsements and the potency of his Big Lie, raising questions about the power of voter suppression laws spawned …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene Opponents Renew Bid To Boot Her From Ballot
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder May 17, 2022 With just over a week to go before Election Day, a group of voters in Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Northwest Georgia district has renewed its challenge of her candidacy. The voters claim Greene should be ineligible under the 14th Amendment because they …
Read More »Judge Rules Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Can Stay On Ballot
A Georgia judge on Friday ruled that GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can stay on the ballot for the state’s 14th Congressional District following a challenge to her reelection candidacy. A group of Georgia voters had argued that Greene was not eligible to run for reelection under the “disqualification clause” …
Read More »Grand Jury Selected In Trump Election Interference Investigation In Georgia
ATLANTA — A special grand jury was selected Monday for the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia. It’s looking into whether former president Donald Trump tried to interfere with the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. …
Read More »Georgia Gov. Kemp Signs Bill Banning The Teaching of “Divisive Concepts.”
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a series of controversial education bills regulating what public schools can teach and the playing of sports by transgender youth Thursday morning. Some of the bills drew a lot of attention, including a bill aimed at critical race theory. The measure bans nine “divisive concepts” …
Read More »Georgia Gov. Kemp Signs Permitless Carry Bill Into Law
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 319, a permitless carry or “constitutional carry” measure allowing Georgians to carry guns without the need for a state-issued license. “There is no doubt that we are living in challenging times,” Kemp said during a Tuesday bill signing ceremony. “Across the country, we’re witnessing …
Read More »Georgia Voters Sue To Block Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene From Running For Re-election
A group of Georgia voters filed a legal challenge on Thursday to Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s candidacy for re-election in 2022. The challenge, filed with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, alleges that Greene is constitutionally disqualified from public office under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, on …
Read More »As Gas Prices Fall From Record Highs Some States Provide Additional Relief At The Pumps
The price for a gallon of gas continues to slowly fall after hitting a record $4.33 on March 11. The national average for a gallon of gasoline on Tuesday was $4.25, according to AAA. The primary reason for the falling prices is the lower global price of crude oil, which peaked …
Read More »Special Grand Jury Approved In Trump Election Probe
The Associated Press is reporting that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s request for a special grand jury to be impaneled to investigate alleged election interference by former President Donald Trump has been approved. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Christopher Brasher issued an order Monday saying the request for …
Read More »Georgia District Attorney Requests Grand Jury In Trump Investigation
Fulton Country, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis has requested a special grand jury in her investigation into former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. The DA told the AP last month she was making progress in her investigation and leaning toward this decision to request a …
Read More »Three Men Convicted of Murdering Ahmaud Arbery Sentenced to Life
The three white men who chased down and murdered 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery in broad daylight in 2020 have been sentenced. Travis McMichael, 35, and his father, Gregory McMichael, 66, will spend life in prison without the possibility of parole. Their neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, 52, was sentenced to life in …
Read More »Stacey Abrams Announces Second Run For Governor Of Georgia
Stacey Abrams announced on Twitter Wednesday that she is once again running to be governor of Georgia. “I’m running for Governor because opportunity in our state shouldn’t be determined by zip code, background or access to power,” she said in her tweet. https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1466140248887418885?s=20 “What I know to be true is …
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