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The death of Breonna Taylor energized a nationwide movement to restrict no-knock police raids, but activists want tightened rules for other kinds of forced-entry search warrants. https://n.pr/3g879Ll

The Georgia Supreme Court Thursday ruled unconstitutional a state law that allows a district attorney appointed by the governor to serve beyond the remainder of the unexpired four-year term of the prior district attorney without an election. https://bit.ly/3nJRKUL

The Georgia Supreme Court is deciding whether to uphold a 2018 state law that would prevent an election for a local district attorney this year. https://bit.ly/30Ix31F

Chatham County government has extended the local state of emergency due to COVID-19. https://bit.ly/2HAL76H

5 years after a law passed making the use of low dose THC legal, medically fragile people who depend on the drug say there is no legal way to access it in Georgia. https://bit.ly/3coMYqQ

The NYPD has released the biggest study to date of the effectiveness of implicit bias training. The results suggest the popular training can change attitudes but not necessarily how policing is done. https://n.pr/3izuXZ0

An informational guide to criminal court dates in Chatham County. https://bit.ly/35kXY72

This year, the General Assembly passed historic, bipartisan criminal justice reform to give Georgians a second chance. Senate Bill 288 is a positive step forward for our state in a time when communities across our nation are asking for meaningful reform. https://bit.ly/3jDdizU

Supreme Court is deciding whether three sheriff’s deputies should be immune from prosecution in the 2017 death of a Black man who authorities repeatedly shot with a stun gun in Georgia. https://wbur.fm/3jifaO1

Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a bill to regulate Georgia's new hemp farming industry. https://bit.ly/3209lOk

Brian Kemp has signed legislation that will provide a process for rehabilitated Georgians to move beyond their criminal history. https://bit.ly/3iwoWMh

Gov. Kemp Signs Bill Allowing Alcohol Delivery With Restrictions | 90.1 FM WABE https://bit.ly/3fubF52

Online video shows men grabbing a woman during a demonstration and hauling her away in an unmarked van. Police said they arrested the woman on suspicion of damaging police cameras. https://n.pr/39B61N6

Hemp bill leaves some cops unable to enforce marijuana laws in Georgia.https://bit.ly/30ndQBC