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Georgia set to ease strict rules for proving intellectual disability in death penalty cases

A Georgia bill that would ease the state's tough death penalty law is on track to become law

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025

Antisemitism bill blocked in Georgia as Jewish people seek protections

ATLANTA — A bill to combat antisemitism faltered in the Georgia Senate this week as Jewish people have recently been targeted by flyers thrown onto metro Atlanta driveways and by shootings elsewhere in the country.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

Report: Massive increase in antisemitic propaganda seen across Georgia, nation

ATLANTA — A new report from the Anti-Defamation League finds the spread of white supremacist propaganda in Georgia, including flyers distributed in driveways and on car windshields, rose dramatically in 2022.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023