Georgia

Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock, left, and Jon Ossoff, right, gesture toward a crowd during a campaign rally on on Nov. 15, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. AP Photo by Brynn Anderson

Second win in Georgia gives Democrats control of Senate for first time in 6 years

Jon Ossoff edged out David Perdue to win the other Georgia seat, allowing Democrats to set the legislative calendar and work in tandem with President-elect Joe Biden to make good on his campaign promises, say Northeastern professors. But slim Democratic majorities in Congress likely means Biden won’t get everything he wants, they add.

by Peter Ramjug January 7, 2021

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in Georgia's Senate runoff elections at a senior center, on Jan. 5, 2021, in Acworth, Ga. AP Photo by Branden Camp

Even if both Democrats win, Georgia cliffhanger could delay Biden’s confirmations

Though Democrats clinched one Georgia Senate seat and are leading in another, expected litigation means the personnel confirmation process is essentially frozen, says Northeastern professor Daniel Urman. The delay could also shape the kind of nominees Biden puts forth for the remaining open positions, he adds.

by Peter Ramjug January 6, 2021

President Donald Trump walks to the White House on Dec. 31, 2020, in Washington. AP Photo by Evan Vucci

That Trump phone call to Georgia was an abuse of office, but probably not criminal

The House likely won’t pursue impeachment while it counts down the final days of the Trump administration, and it would be difficult for prosecutors to mount a federal criminal case, say two Northeastern professors. Like another Republican president who faced impeachment, they add, Trump should channel his inner Nixon and concede that he lost the election to Biden and move on.

by Peter Ramjug January 4, 2021

People react during a rally to protest the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man on May 8, 2020, in Brunswick, Georgia. Two men have been charged with murder in the February shooting death of Arbery, whom they had pursued in a truck after spotting him running in their neighborhood. AP Photo/John Bazemore

A Black man was killed in Georgia. Should the case be tried as a hate crime?

Earlier this year, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that labels conspiracies to commit hate crimes as lynchings, which would make them a federal crime if the measure is signed into law. Margaret Burnham, university distinguished professor of law, says the people charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery should be brought to justice accordingly.

by Khalida Sarwari May 21, 2020

Second win in Georgia gives Democrats control of Senate for first time in 6 years

Even if both Democrats win, Georgia cliffhanger could delay Biden’s confirmations

That Trump phone call to Georgia was an abuse of office, but probably not criminal

A Black man was killed in Georgia. Should the case be tried as a hate crime?

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