On June 19, 2017, the Georgia Supreme Court issued a widely anticipated decision, Lathrop v. Deal. The case questioned whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity barred challenges to the ...

The Georgia Supreme Court will decide whether the city of Augusta Housing Authority has immunity from a tenant’s negligence claims in a case that could impact thousands of people living in housing ...

Vidalia Republican Sen. Blake Tillery speaks with media following Thursday, Feb. 13, passage of Senate Bill 21, which leaves local governments open to legal action for not complying with Georgia and ...

Supreme Court of Georgia ruling allows parties to cure naming defects 'by dropping or adding parties' to sovereign immunity waiver actions to avoid case dismissal. Majority decision dissented by ...

A Georgia Senate committee approved a bill that would allow lawsuits against schools and local governments that don't comply with federal immigration laws. The bill aims to penalize so-called ...

Republican state lawmakers say if local governments try to protect immigrants with “sanctuary” policies, the state should strip them of their immunity to being sued. The Georgia Senate approved Senate ...

The Georgia Senate passed a bill Thursday that would allow local government employees and officials in so-called sanctuary cities to be held civilly liable for crimes committed by immigrants without ...