On June 19, 2017, the Georgia Supreme Court issued a widely anticipated decision, Lathrop v. Deal. The case questioned whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity barred challenges to the ...

A state appeals court has granted immunity to the City of Augusta Housing Authority, ruling the public agency is shielded from negligence claims of a woman shot in the leg at an apartment complex. In ...

The Georgia Court of Appeals expanded sovereign immunity for Americans with Disabilities Act claims brought by state employees. The intermediate court reasoned that, just because the state enacted the ...

Vidalia Republican Sen. Blake Tillery speaks with media following Thursday, Feb. 13, passage of Senate Bill 21, which leaves local governments open to legal action for not complying with Georgia and ...

Republican state lawmakers say if local governments try to protect immigrants with “sanctuary” policies, the state should strip them of their immunity to being sued. The Georgia Senate approved Senate ...

Last week, a US appeals court panel stood as guardians of America’s founding ideals against a would-be despot. Donald Trump told the court that he is immune to prosecution over the January 6 Capitol ...

The Georgia Senate passed a bill Thursday that would allow local government employees and officials in so-called sanctuary cities to be held civilly liable for crimes committed by immigrants without ...