Constitutional Law

Georgia Supreme Court examines banishment punishment
As detailed in this AP article, headlined "Ga. court upholds partial banishment for offenders," the Georgia Supreme Court in this decision today discusses at some length the constitutionality under state precedents of an offender subject to this sentence: ?The Defendant...

"Ga. court upholds partial banishment for offenders"
"Ga. court upholds partial banishment for offenders": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "Faced with the question of whether banishment for criminals in Georgia should be banned, the state's top court answered Monday with its own caveat: It depends on how far the ban extends...

Banishment an issue in Georgia
In 2008 we don't hear to much about folks being banished for certain crimes. Well, in Georgia the appellate courts are dealing with this issue. Gregory Mac Terry, who has spent the past 12 years in prison after pleading guilty on allegations that he had threatened his estranged wife, had an opportunity for parole in 2001, but he was returned to prison because his banishment from all but one of Georgia's 159 counties meant he couldn't complete a work release program that was not available in Toombs County...

"Court hears case against sex-offender registry; It's unfair to the homeless, lawyer tells Georgia Supreme Court"
"Court hears case against sex-offender registry; It's unfair to the homeless, lawyer tells Georgia Supreme Court": Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this news update...

Georgia Again
The state of Georgia has always had a special place in the history of the US death penalty. It was Supreme Court cases out of Georgia that both halted (Furman v. Georgia, 1972) and restarted (Gregg v...

"Supreme Court Hears Handgun Case"
"Supreme Court Hears Handgun Case": This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today's broadcast of NPR's "Day to Day." And at "The Swamp" blog of The Chicago Tribune, James Oliphant has a post titled "Supreme Court hears historic gun-ban case...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
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Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

GNG Marketing Violations
Georgia Natural Gas to pay customers $2.5 million in settlement.

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Tomato Salmonella
Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim.

National Association of Realtors
Settlement reached in broker listing antitrust lawsuit, pending court approval.

Missouri Attorney General's Office
$26,000 settlement reached in disability discrimination lawsuit, pending court approval.