Wadkins & Wadkins

This has been one of the most difficult years our world has ever faced. Each day of life is a gift and we want to express how grateful we are for our clients, our staff, our family, our friends, and our community. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

An interdisciplinary team from the Andrew Young School received a grant to conduct an evaluation of the Second Chance Act prisoner reentry grant program. https://bit.ly/37tsNXS

We are grateful for another 5 star review on Google. This man good and does what is right. Thank you. - B.P.

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

Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Police killings more likely in agencies that get military gear, data shows. https://bit.ly/3o3kBDM

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

Robert Wadkins describes what a client can expect during the first meeting with the firm. https://bit.ly/3cSzvHL

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

"I was arrested on my birthday. Mr. Watkins was able to get all charges dismissed! Thank you guys for your hard work! B.W.

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

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law HB 879 that allows for the delivery of beer, wine and liquor from certain businesses. https://bit.ly/3fubF52

New York Police Draws Anger After Plainclothes Cops Throw Woman Into Unmarked Van https://n.pr/39B61N6