Attorney Lance LoRusso is representing two Atlanta police officers fired without any due process after using tasers to arrest two people in a car who violated a curfew and refused lawful orders to stop. After the swift firings ordered by Atlanta’s mayor in order to placate rioters, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard then shamefully charged the cops with aggravated assault with a “lethal weapon.” Here’s the rub: LoRusso and other legal experts point out that a taser is NOT a “lethal weapon” under Georgia law. It is doubtful a grand jury would ever indict the officers due to Howard’s politically-motivated unfairness. But Howard doesn’t have to bring the case before a grand jury– and that means the legal status of the two officers is DRIFTING….
Georgia approves three-year bachelor’s degree
Georgia is joining a handful of other states in trying out a new three-year bachelor’s degree program meant to get students into the job market faster. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has approved the Bachelor of Applied Science, which cuts down on electives and only requires 90 credit hours instead of the traditional 120. It remains to be seen how successful these new degrees will be, but another option for students, and one that could help stave off the “enrollment cliff” has Georgia colleges and their students RISING…
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