Georgia lawmakers look to open jobs to more workers who need license to work
The Georgia Nursing Board sets the standards for nurses who wish to work in the field as part of an extensive licensing and certification process. The Georgia Justice Project is collaborating with legislators to propose a measure that would reduce some of the criminal barriers to dozens of professions that require licensing. Don Murray/Getty Images…
Trump NY sentencing delayed after U.S. Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling
Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks to speak to the media after being found guilty following his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024, in New York City. Trump’s attorney has asked the court to set aside the guilty verdicts, the first for a former U.S. president, after a Monday U.S.…
U.S. Supreme Court immunity ruling likely further delays Fulton racketeering case
Booking photos from the Fulton County conspiracy case charging Donald Trump and allies with trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. Top row, from left Jeffrey Clark, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Michael Roman, Ray Smith, David Shafer, Sen. Shawn Still. Center row, from left, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro. Bottom…
U.S. House Judiciary files suit to obtain audio tapes of Biden special counsel interview
.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference on Jan. 12, 2023, at the Justice Department to announce the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the discovery of classified documents held by President Joe Biden at an office and his home. The investigation did not result in any charges against Biden. Chip…
Presidential immunity extends to some official acts, Supreme Court rules in Trump case
Former U.S President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he leaves court for the day at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 18, 2024 in New York City. Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images WASHINGTON — U.S. presidents enjoy full immunity from criminal charges for their official “core constitutional” acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts, the Supreme…
Georgia teacher pay raises among flurry of new state laws taking effect July 1
Georgia legislators passed several hundred laws and resolutions during the 2024 session that lasted from January to March. A number of those new laws take effect on July 1. Georgia Recorder file photo Soon after the Georgia legislative session ends in the waning days of winter is when bills lawmakers passed become laws but it…