This entry is part of the series Backward GeorgiaBackward GeorgiaGeorgia is Number 1 in The Nation For Workplace Sex DiscriminationGeorgia Milestones Results Paint a Sad Picture for LiteracyGeorgia students posted modest academic gains in most of the tested grades and subjects last school year except in one key area. English Language Arts scores fell in […]| The Georgia Sun
A Georgia man has been convicted in a Louisiana federal court for his role in a scheme that involved stringing along women online then extracting millions of dollars from them. During a four-day trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Kenneth G. Akpieyi, 44, played a key role in defrauding women by connecting them with romantic partners […]| The Georgia Sun
In Georgia, people can be held responsible for false imprisonment if they get police to arrest someone who did nothing wrong. A former DeKalb County commissioner learned that costly lesson Monday in federal appeals court when judges sided with two women who are seeking $100,000 in damages and legal costs. The story almost writes itself. […]| The Georgia Sun
A judge in Morgan County could set a precedent by forcing Georgia property owners who sued to halt development of a massive state-backed auto factory near their properties to pay for the other side’s legal costs. The case involves the proposed Rivian electric automobile plant on a rural stretch near Social Circle off Interstate 20. […]| The Georgia Sun
