N.D. Ga.

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Ruling type: All Substantive Discovery Procedural

N.D. Ga. · May 15, 2026 · Thomas W. Thrash

Federal Judge Dismisses Photojournalist's Section 1983 Claims, Citing Arguable Probable Cause in Cop City Protest Arrest

A federal judge dismissed a photojournalist’s civil rights claims, ruling that officers had arguable probable cause to arrest him for criminal trespass during a protest at Georgia State University.

Civil Rights Media & First Amendment

N.D. Ga. · April 22, 2026 · Sarah E. Geraghty

Police Surrounded a Georgia Family's Home Over a Chihuahua — Then Claimed Qualified Immunity for the Arrest Commands That Followed

A federal judge held that a Johns Creek, Georgia officer who repeatedly announced over a PA system that a family was "under arrest" and ordered them out of their home may have seized them under the Fourth Amendment — but that the law was not clearly enough...

Civil Rights Civil Procedure