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(Adds missing word in third paragraph to read Georgia General Assembly) By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) -Georgia overhauled a Civil War-era law Wednes...

US: Georgia overhauls citizen arrest law after Arbery’s killing Al Jazeera English © A portrait of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed young Black man shot and killed after being chased by a whit... A portrait of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed young Black man shot and killed after being chased by a white former law enforcement officer and his son [File:Reuters] Georgia has overhauled a Civil War-era law that allowed residents to arrest anyone they suspected of committing a crime – a “...

Black mans death moves Georgia to end citizens arrest law Follow Us Question of the Day FILE - Wanda Cooper-Jones holds a candle for her son, Ahmaud Arbery, accompanied by her brother, Imus Holmes. at the New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, marking the one year anniversary of Arbery’s death ... more > By JEFF AMY and BEN NADLER - Associated Press - ...

(Adds missing word in third paragraph to read Georgia General Assembly) By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) -Georgia overhauled a Civil War-era law Wednes...

Georgia has overhauled a Civil War-era law that allowed residents to arrest anyone they suspected of committing a crime – a “citizen’s arrest” law invoked by the defence of the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery last year. The Arbery case garnered international outrage, with civil rights activists saying it marked yet another example of a targeted attack on a Black man. The Georgia General Assembly on Wednesday approved the bill across party lines by wide margins in both the Hou...

(Adds missing word in third paragraph to read Georgia General Assembly) By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) -Georgia overhauled a Civil War-era law Wednesday that allowed residents to arrest anyone they suspected of committing a crime - a "citizens arrest" law invoked by the defense of the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery last year. The Arbery case garnered international outrage with civil rights activists saying it marked yet another example of a targeted attack on Black man. The Georgia...

Updated: 3:40 AM EDT April 1, 2021 ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers exited noisily into the night a little after midnight Wednesday. The Senate and House did it with the traditional blizzard of paper – the release of forty days worth of work that will mostly go dormant until January 2022.  Before they left, lawmakers passed a Republican bill that would prevent local governments from making steep cuts in police budgets.  And they passed a bipartisan bill that would repeal Georgi...

Black mans death moves Georgia to end citizens arrest law JEFF AMY and BEN NADLER, Associated Press March 31, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - Wanda Cooper-Jones holds a candle for her son, Ahmaud Arbery, accompanied by her brother, Imus Holmes. at the New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, marking the one year anniversary of Arberys death in Brunswick, Ga. Georgia lawmakers voted Wednesday, March 31, 2021 to repeal Georgia’s citizen�...

Primary Content Caption Rep. Bert Reeves, R-Marietta, speaks about his bill largely repealing citizen’s arrests in Georgia just before its final passage in the state House of Representatives on March 31, 2021 Credit: Beau Evans/Capitol Beat Legislation repealing Georgia’s 150-year-old citizen’s arrest law gained final passage in the General Assembly Wednesday. On the final day of this year’s legislative session, the state House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill s...

A bipartisan bill that repeals key parts of Georgia's citizen's arrest law is heading for the governor's desk. The state House of Representative gave final approval Wednesday, the final day of the legislative session. The citizen's arrest law in Georgia dates back to the 1860s. It came into the spotlight last year