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Ga. Court Tosses Voter ID Challenge

The Georgia Supreme Court threw out the latest challenge to the state's voter ID law Monday, sidestepping a decision on whether the requirement is constitutional.

Source: Breitbart, June 11, 2007

Georgia judge rules voter photo ID law unconstitutional

Georgia judge held a new Georgia law requiring voters to show ID cards [GA Department of Driver Services information] unconstitutional in a ruling [PDF text] Tuesday. State Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford Jr. held that the controversial voter ID law [JURIST news archive] is not required under the Georgia constitution [text] and would disenfranchise otherwise qualified voters.

Source: Paper Chase Newsburst, September 19, 2006

Judge: Georgia Gay Marriage Ban Violates State Constitution

A judge has struck down Georgia's ban on same-sex marriages, saying the measure that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2004 violated the state constitution's single-subject rule for ballot questions.

Source: FoxNews (online), May 16, 2006

Camera in School Bathroom

Cindy Champion says her son, Mac Bedor, and a few of his friends took the camera out of the ceiling because they felt it violated their privacy. Champion says her son brought the camera home to show her that afternoon. She says when she contacted the Jasper County Comprehensive School, she found out high school principal, Howard Fore, put the camera there. She says Fore told her he put the camera in the boys' bathroom to catch students vandalizing. Champion says her son is now suspended for taking school property.

Source: WMAZ Channel 13 (online), December 1, 2005

Another school censoring Christmas?

Teachers at a Georgia elementary school reportedly were told to nix any religious pins and refrain from referring to a party as a "Christmas" party, while the local district has censored certain religious Christmas songs from its "winter" program.

Source: WorldNetDaily, November 30, 2005

Suspension for pro-life shirts dropped

After intervention by a public-interest law firm, a Georgia high school dropped its suspension of a student who wore shirts promoting a pro-life message.

Source: WorldNetDaily, October 29, 2005

States require new proof of identity at polls

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) signed a law April 22 that requires voters to show a photo ID before voting, giving his state one of the stiffest election laws in the country. Similar photo ID bills passed the legislatures in both Indiana, where Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) has said he will sign it, and in Wisconsin, where Gov. Jim Doyle (D) has vowed a veto. South Carolina also requires a photo ID.

Source: Stateline.org, April 27, 2005

Georgia overturns hate-crimes law

Georgia's hate crimes law — which some Utah lawmakers sought to copy in the 2004 legislative session — has been unanimously struck down by that state's Supreme Court.

Cyber Police

Georgia is attempting to control speech on the Internet.

Source: September 24, 1996