Former state representative and congressional candidate Vernon Jones is facing a massive bill after a U.S. District Court judge ordered he pay $45,000 to a former constituent after he blocked him on Facebook and deleted his posts. Judge Stephen Grimberg ruled that a public figure blocking a constituent constitutes “viewpoint discrimination,” and awarded the man some $8,000 in damages and ordered Jones to pay another $37,000 to cover legal fees. Jones will surely challenge the exorbitant payment totals, which have his wallet SINKING…
Could Paramount be coming to Georgia?
Paramount Skydance, one of the biggest and most prominent entertainment companies in the world, is furious at its home state of California over a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general attempting to stop a merger. In response, Chair David Ellison has threatened to move from Los Angeles to a state not actively suing his company, and Georgia was on the shortlist of possibilities. Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed the speculation at a luncheon Monday (and took a jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom), and while it’s a longshot the mere possibility of luring Paramount has Georgia RISING…
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