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Expanded cash bail in Georgia has made it harder for many people to get out of jail before trial, especially those without money and those charged with lower‑level offenses. The central driver is Senate Bill 63 (SB 63), which broadened the list of offenses requiring...

Georgia’s 2025 legislative session added two notable income‑tax breaks: a new state child tax credit and expanded relief for military‑retirement income. Together, they can reduce tax bills for families with kids and veterans choosing to live and retire in Georgia....

In 2025, Georgia passed tort‑reform measures that directly impact negligent security cases—claims where a crime victim sues a business or property owner for failing to provide reasonable security. The new rules narrow when owners can be held liable and make it easier...

The 2025 Georgia General Assembly produced a busy slate of new laws. Several changes affect taxes, civil litigation, criminal justice, education, health care, and family finances. This post highlights practical updates most likely to matter to Georgia families, small...

Smartphones make recording effortless—but not always lawful. Georgia’s rules are fairly clear: you can record conversations you’re part of, but secretly recording others can lead to felony charges. Georgia is a one‑party consent state Under O.C.G.A. § 16‑11‑62,...

For most workers in Georgia, the answer is yes—private employers can require employees to work on Christmas Day. Neither state nor federal law guarantees time off or extra holiday pay for private‑sector employees. Whether you get the day off depends on your...

IIn Georgia slip‑and‑fall cases, showing there was something dangerous on the floor is only half the battle. The core question is notice: did the business know, or should it have known, about the hazard in time to fix it or warn customers? The basic...

A routine traffic stop in Georgia—speeding, a lane violation, a broken taillight—sometimes turns into an officer asking to “take a quick look” inside your car. Whether that search is legal depends on a few specific rules, not just the officer’s instincts. The...

In Georgia, Walmart and other retailers do have legal authority to stop and briefly detain suspected shoplifters, but that authority is tightly limited. The two controlling questions are whether employees have reasonable grounds to suspect theft and whether any stop...