Georgia state Supreme Court chief tells lawmakers justice system needs better pay to move cases
Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs said in his State of the Judiciary address on Feb. 7 that the state’s current pay scale makes it more difficult to hire and retain top tier lawyers, judges and other court personnel. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs told state legislators…
Georgia House backs midyear update to state budget with money for behavioral health, elections
Rep. Matt Hatchett, a Dublin Republican who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, pushed back on changes the governor made to the budget after lawmakers left town last year. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder House lawmakers signed off the governor’s plans to infuse the budget with nearly $2 billion in one-time cash while making their own spending boosts…
Prosecutor oversight bill clears Georgia Senate despite criticism it thwarts local control
Trenton Republican Sen. Colton Moore questioned Tuesday whether his fellow party members should cede more legislative control over investigating district attorneys for improper conduct. Moore opposed Senate Bill 332, which would allow a new prosecutors oversight commission to adopt rules. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder The Georgia Senate approved a version of a bill Tuesday that would…
School Shooter’s Mother Convicted in Historic Manslaughter Trial
Jennifer Crumbley testifies in an Oakland County, Mich., courtroom, Feb. 1, 2024Mandi Wright/Detroit Free Press/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a historic decision on Tuesday, a jury convicted the first parent ever to be tried on homicide charges for a mass shooting committed…
Will Nikki Haley Lose Nevada to “None of the Above”?
Meg Kinnard/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Today is Nevada’s presidential primary. But for Republicans, the vote will be largely meaningless. Even though the state legislature passed a law replacing party caucuses with a statewide primary election in 2021, the GOP balked and opted…
Here Are the Best Lines in the Court Decision Blasting Trump’s Immunity Claim
Mother Jones illustration; Yuri Gripas/Abaca/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday morning, a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, told Donald Trump to get lost. That is, it rejected his claim that as a former president he has total immunity for actions he…