Megan Butler

May 13, 2024 | courthousenews.com | Megan Butler

ATLANTA (CN) — A former Democratic congressman running for a spot on Georgia's Supreme Court asked a judge Monday to block a state judicial committee from sanctioning him for talking about abortion issues during his campaign. John Barrow argues that Georgia’s Code of Judicial Conduct is being enforced against him in a manner that violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

Apr 16, 2024 | tucsonsentinel.com | Megan Butler

Courthouse News Service The Supreme Court rejecteda petition for review Monday from a Black Lives Matter activist who washeld liable when a rock someone threw hit and injured a police officerduring a protest he helped organize. Demonstrators gathered infront of police headquarters on July 9, 2016, after police responding toa 911 call four days earlier shot and killed Alton Sterling, a Blackresident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Apr 9, 2024 | courthousenews.com | Megan Butler

Findings in a new report show that mismanagement within the agency has led to life-threatening forms of child endangerment. (CN) — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released findings from a federal investigation into Georgia’s child welfare system on Tuesday that detailed how systemic failures and mismanagement within the agency contributed to the deaths of children.

Apr 2, 2024 | courthousenews.com | Megan Butler

Last month, Georgia's highest court found that a rap video played during a murder trial prejudiced the jury. ATLANTA (CN) — Grammy-winning hip-hop artist Young Thug and his co-defendant argued Tuesday that prosecutors shouldn't be allowed to use lyrics and music videos as evidence to convict them of gang-related crimes, reviving the previously rejected argument in light of a recent Georgia Supreme Court decision.

Mar 27, 2024 | courthousenews.com | Megan Butler

The three white men found guilty of murdering the 25-year-old Black man after chasing him in their trucks through a Georgia neighborhood claim the incident had no racial motive. ATLANTA (CN) — The three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery argued to a federal appeals court Wednesday that they did not chase the 25-year-old Black man down the streets of a Georgia subdivision because of his race or attempt to kidnap him.