The Supreme Court of Georgia is hearing the case next week of a north Georgia man challenging the state’s prohibition on ...

Skeptics say the hurried process was especially concerning for a bill that could shield information about lawmakers' work ...

The Georgia Supreme Court has decided not to hear a challenge against the Bainbridge monkey facility project, allowing ...

The bill passed with bipartisan support, despite potential implications for high-profile cases like those involving President ...

Danyel Smith was convicted of killing his infant son more than 20 years ago. He’s maintained his innocence since.

A bill easing Georgia's strict requirements for a person facing the death penalty to be considered intellectually disabled ...

A Georgia bill that would ease the state's tough death penalty law is on track to become law. It is illegal in every U.S.

That measure was a response to a Georgia Supreme Court ruling last year. Under current law, police departments don’t have to ...

Georgia became the first state to outlaw the death penalty for intellectually disabled people in 1988. The U.S. Supreme Court later followed suit and ruled in 2002 that executing intellectually ...