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Ga. court overturns charter schools law

ATLANTA, GA (AP) — A Georgia law that cleared the way for a surge in new charter schools was struck down by the state’s top court in a high-profile decision that will affect thousands of students and could reshape how the state’s public school system is funded.

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Georgia’s top court will not hear an appeal from the wife of a federal agent killed in 2005 by a courthouse gunman.

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Ga. Supreme Court Clears Officer In Shooting

ATLANTA — Georgia’s top court has ruled in favor of a former Atlanta police officer who sought immunity after being charged with murder in the shooting of a 19-year-old.

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Top Ga. court rules for cop in shooting

ATLANTA – Georgia’s top court has ruled in favor of a former Atlanta police officer who sought immunity after being charged with murder in the shooting of a 19-year-old.

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Top Ga. court rules for cop in Atlanta shooting

ATLANTA — Georgia’s top court has ruled in favor of a former Atlanta police officer who sought immunity after being charged with murder in a shooting of a 19-year-old who was killed while the officer was investigating a report of a vehicle break-in.

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Ga. top court tosses hunter’s murder conviction

ATLANTA Georgia’s top court on Monday threw out the murder conviction of a man who has spent seven years behind bars for killing his brother in a hunting accident in a unanimous decision that immediately cut short the man’s life prison sentence.

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Ga. man convicted of killing 2 to be executed

ATLANTA (AP) Georgia’s top court is considering whether to grant a last-minute reprieve to a Georgia man who is set to be executed today after he was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and he…

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Ga. man to be executed for killing 2

ATLANTA – Georgia’s top court is considering whether to grant a last-minute reprieve to a Georgia man who is set to be executed today after he was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 11-year-old niece.

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Top Ga. court considers judiciary’s independence

ATLANTA Georgia’s top court is considering a case that could impact the independence of the state’s judicial branch. The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday will weigh whether a state law designed for the executive branch applies to the judiciary.

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Ga. court vacates man’s robbery sentence

ATLANTA Georgia’s top court has tossed a lower court’s ruling involving a man who pleaded guilty to armed robbery in Chatham County. The Georgia Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion Monday concluding that Terry Eric Johnson’s attorney gave him incorrect information about his sentence.

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