March 6, 2025 • Blog
Georgia landlords say they provide security, but still face legal peril
Landlords in Georgia can be held liable if someone commits a crime on their property, even if they provide adequate security.
Topic: Georgia Court of Appeals
February 18, 2025 • Blog
TORT REFORM: The Georgia law that business owners hate the most
Georgia law can hold a business owner civilly liable for a criminal act that happens on his property, one that the business owner had nothing to do with.
December 20, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 20, 2024
From everyone at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas.
December 13, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 13, 2024
The announcement of plans for a Department of Government Efficiency, or simply DOGE, by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy is nothing short of audacious.
December 6, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 6, 2024
Georgia’s regulatory code has grown steadily since the Secretary of State’s office began tracking rules and regulations in 1965.
December 4, 2024 • Blog
TORT REFORM: Gwinnett County slapped hard by Georgia Court of Appeals
Nuclear verdicts raise the costs to do business, which get passed down to customers, and ultimately force Georgians to pay what is known as a hidden tax.
November 8, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 8, 2024
With most of the 2024 election coverage focused on the vote for president, we wanted to provide some insight into what happened at the state level.
August 25, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 25, 2023
The 2023 Georgia Housing Summit will dive into the issue of housing affordability in Georgia.
March 20, 2023
Economic Report on Georgia’s Certificate of Need Program
Despite their inception nearly fifty years ago, ongoing questions about cost, access and the role of community healthcare remain.
January 26, 2016
Criminal Justice Reform Leader Judge Michael P. Boggs Keynotes Feb. 17 Event
EVENT INVITATION January 26, 2016 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Criminal Justice Reform Leader Judge Michael P. Boggs Keynotes Feb. 17 Event Atlanta – Criminal justice in Georgia […]
December 20, 2013
Framework Established for 2014 Criminal Justice Reform
Georgia would “Ban the Box” and take a deeper dive into return-to-prison recidivism rates under two preliminary recommendations approved this week by the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform. By […]
February 11, 2013
Juvenile Justice Bill Would Revise Designated Felony Act
Georgians will need a comfy couch, lots of time and perhaps some caffeine when they begin to read newly introduced juvenile justice and civil code legislation. Juvenile justice provisions in […]
September 7, 2012
The Unique Challenge of Georgia Juvenile Repeat Crime
By Mike Klein The devil is always in the details and sometimes details are like trying to put lipstick on a pig. The recidivism rate for Georgia juveniles is a […]
February 20, 2012
Long Awaited Criminal Justice Reform Expected This Week
By Mike Klein Georgia’s criminal justice reform initiative has flown stealth-like under the radar since November when a special council delivered its report. That will change soon, perhaps later this […]
June 29, 2007
Eminent Domain Protection’s No Done Deal
By Jason Pye This month marks the second anniversary of the infamous Kelo v. New London decision, a case where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the taking of private […]