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Cities as International Legal Authorities - Remarks on Recent Developments and Possible Future Trends of Research
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PREEMPTION: Executive Order by the Governor to Ensure a Safe & Healthy Georgia
Get PDFThe doctrine of preemption expresses the idea that “a higher authority of law will displace a lower authority of law when the two authorities come into conflict.” Preemption exists on both the federal and state level. According to the Georgia Constitution, local laws are permissible if they do not conflict with the state law on the subject. During a Public Health State of Emergency, the Governor of Georgia maintains certain expanded powers to take necessary action for the health and safety of the public. On April 2, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp (R) used these expanded powers to enact an Executive Order that preempted local Georgia Orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic
STATEWIDE JUDICIAL EMERGENCY: Judicial Order by the Supreme Court of Georgia Declaring a Statewide Judicial Emergency
Get PDFThe Supreme Court of Georgia issued an Order declaring a Statewide Judicial Emergency to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 throughout the State of Georgia. The courts remained open to address essential functions, as defined within the Order. Additionally, all deadlines and other filing requirements were extended or tolled. Throughout the counties in Georgia, different courts released Orders outlining how they would follow the Judicial Emergency Order from the Supreme Court of Georgia. The Judicial Emergency Order had been extended four times as of August 1, 2020
Health Care Access and the 2020 Elections
No full textPart of the Fall 2020 Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics series, “Ethics and the 2020 Elections”.
Access to health care is among the most controversial issues in our society. It impacts our election. There are special concerns over different opportunities for health care services among residents of the US. This event will consider how health care affects, and should affect, election policy and decisions
Why Georgia Should Get Off the Bench and Profit from the Inevitability of Sports Betting
Get PDFInfluenced by the inevitability of sports betting and changes in public perception, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down PASPA on May 14, 2018. Each state now retains the ability to decide for itself the legality of sports betting. In light of such retained state discretion, this Note examines whether Georgia should legalize sports betting and assesses the potential legislative and regulatory challenges that would arise. Part I discusses the history of gambling in America and the state of gambling in Georgia. Part II examines particular states that have legalized sports betting and compares their legislative and regulatory schemes with Georgia’s existing gambling framework. Part III assesses and proposes different structures that would allow for Georgia to legalize sports betting
