by Julianne Thompson | Nov 7, 2019 | The Forum
No new rule or regulation can bring back Donna Martin or Jason Brady; two lives among many, cut short as the result of substandard emergency medical care. But new reforms being considered by the Georgia Department of Public Health could at least restore the...
by James Callaway | Nov 4, 2019 | The Forum
Recent reports of rising violent crime rates reflect the need for a federal anti-gang law and aggressive implementation of best practices in anti-gang investigations and prosecutions. These escalating crime figures also demonstrate the gang-related risks of...
by Bill Black | Nov 1, 2019 | The Forum
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...
by Ray Ham | Oct 31, 2019 | The Forum
Given Georgia’s gang crisis, most would believe that statewide law enforcement and prosecution would aggressively implement best practices for their anti-gang initiatives. Recent research by the Georgia Gang Investigators Association (GGIA), however, reveals a...
by Mark Hyden & Nick Zaiac | Oct 30, 2019 | The Forum
This Halloween, there is more to fear than ghouls and vampires. A much more insidious creature threatens to strike fear in the hearts of children and adults alike: a joint government plan to waste taxpayer money. The Georgia Department of Transportation and the...
by Lynn Irvin | Oct 14, 2019 | The Forum
One of the special things for me as an Atlanta Braves fan is that the they have not been marred by controversies on and off the field like so many other sports teams—that is, until last Wednesday. That’s when the Braves organization decided that an opposing team’s...
