On June 19, 2017, the Georgia Supreme Court issued a widely anticipated decision, Lathrop v. Deal. The case questioned whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity barred challenges to the ...

The Georgia Court of Appeals expanded sovereign immunity for Americans with Disabilities Act claims brought by state employees. The intermediate court reasoned that, just because the state enacted the ...

Republican state lawmakers say if local governments try to protect immigrants with “sanctuary” policies, the state should strip them of their immunity to being sued. The Georgia Senate approved Senate ...

The Georgia Senate passed a bill Thursday that would allow local government employees and officials in so-called sanctuary cities to be held civilly liable for crimes committed by immigrants without ...