The following is a guest Op-Ed written by Steven H. Cook, President of the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys, in response to Monday’s Op-Ed from Jason Pye: In Jason Pye’s post David Perdue Wrong on Justice Reform, he suggests proponents believe that Senator Perdue’s opposition to the current legislation, which is spearheaded by Families
The following is a guest Op-Ed by our longtime friend and one of Georgia’s original political bloggers, Jason Pye: On Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators, led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), unveiled improvements to the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, S. 2123. The measure is designed to reform federal sentencing policies, bring
Governor Nathan Deal signed SB 367 into law yesterday during a signing ceremony at the Capitol. It is the fifth such law the Governor has championed, noting that the Criminal Justice Reform process isn’t a “one and done” law but an ongoing process. The Governor said he didn’t expect this to be his last one,
Melvin Everson is the Executive Director of the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity, charged with investigating charges of discrimination in the areas of employment and housing. A former state representative who was elected in 2005 as the first black conservative in over 150 years, Melvin has also served as an Associate Pastor at Salem Missionary
Despite the work of House aide and GeorgiaPol.com contributor Will Kremer’s valiant efforts, the Georgia General Assembly went home again without taking action on a bill that would approve pagonas – a type of lizard more commonly known as Bearded Dragons – to be used as service assistance animals. “Buddy” first became a member of
Barring intervention from the Butts County Superior Court in the next two hours, Joshua Bishop will be killed by the state tonight. Earlier this morning, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency to the 41-year old inmate after weighing his life overnight. Bishop’s lawyers filed a last-ditch appeal Tuesday, arguing that the jury that convicted Bishop over 20
Announced in a press release, Georgia’s Attorney General Sam Olens, along with the Federal Trade Commission and agencies from every US state, was granted a permanent injunction to disband two nationally-operated sham cancer societies on March 30, 2016. The now dissolved societies, Cancer Fund of America Inc. (CFA) and Cancer Support Services Inc. (CSS), operated
This week’s Courier Herald column: Another year is upon us where the end of the Georgia General Assembly coincides with Holy Week. Legislators should wrap up their annual business about the time the calendar turns to Good Friday. The difference between this year and last is that this time, legislators will leave town with a
Raising an unstated but obvious threat of a veto over certain versions of “Religious Liberty” bills on the table in the legislature, Governor Nathan Deal today said that Georgia will remain a state that protects the freedom of religion but that does not require allowing discrimination. As tweeted by Greg Bluestein of the AJC: “I
This morning the Georgia Supreme Court will hear arguments on a free speech issue involving the Klu Klux Klan in northeast Georgia. The KKK wanted to take part in the Adopt a Highway program and chose HWY 515 in Union County. GDOT denied their application on the basis of public safety. Attorney General Sam Olens
