From the Atlanta-Journal-Constitution: The family of a former juvenile offender who suffered brain damage during an argument at theCherokee County YMCA will be paid nearly half a million dollars in a settlement. The YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta Inc.

A federal judge has ruled that deaf Georgia citizens may band together as a class to sue the state of Georgia for denying them equal access to mental health services. The order was issued on March 14, 2011 by Judge Richard W.

In the state of Georgia, "whistleblowers" are protected from retaliation by public employers. If you are employed by the state, or by any local government that receives state funding (including counties and municipalities), the law protects your right to disclose violations of law by officials in your department.

Under federal law, a citizen who has been injured due to the unlawful act of a government official possesses a civil right of action. The federal law giving citizens this right is commonly referred to as "section 1983," based on the law's place in the U.S. Code: 42 U.S.C. 1983.