The Atlanta City Council this week submitted a request to the state legislature asking them to repeal the state’s prohibition on rent controls. Citing rising housing costs, the Atlanta officials hope that allowing for rent control might lead to more affordable housing within city limits. However, 81% of economists agree that rent control is a bad policy, one that decreases stock of rental units, driving the average price up not down, and actually further fuels gentrification rather than limiting it. With a legislature that figures to be very reluctant to institute such a policy, the bid for rent control in Atlanta is SINKING…
Loeffler could lead the way on gang prosecution
As Georgia’s new Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) took office, Governor Brian Kemp laudably declared Georgia’s Gang Crisis would be at the forefront of his 2020 legislative program: “But my focus is on fulfilling my campaign promise to go after street gangs…We...State leaders convene to tackle gang crisis
On October 25th Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds and Fulton County Chief Magistrate Court Judge Cassandra Kirk hosted statewide training aimed at dismantling Georgia’s gang crisis. It featured judges and top investigators from across the...Georgia’s high courts upset over “Davis violations”
When lawyers in private practice fail in a fundamental responsibility, clients have recourses. When government lawyers commit the same missteps, particularly in criminal cases, there are far fewer options. Recent decisions from the Georgia Supreme Court shed...Georgia Justice Nahmias Hammers Davis Violations
A David and Goliath story recently emerged during Georgia Supreme Court oral arguments in Ballin v. the State. “David” being the very few Georgia evidence scholars who got it right and the “Goliath” being a systemic disregard for the most fundamental body of...
