TV stars left prison, jurors set a record, and judges created new precedent.
President Donald Trump was freed from criminal charges in Fulton County in November, when a sprawling election interference case was dismissed. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Imprisoned reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were pardoned, President Donald Trump dodged what many people said was the strongest criminal case against him, and jury verdicts reached new heights in a year of significant legal developments in Georgia.
The state also had its first trial in hundreds of pending lawsuits alleging a cancer-causing gas was recklessly used for decades in medical sterilization facilities, poisoning staff as well as people living and working nearby.
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Todd and Julie Chrisley pose for photos at the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Jordan Strauss/ Invision/AP)
The Chrisleys get a presidential pardon
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President Donald Trump was booked in the Fulton County jail on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Courtesy of Fulton County Sheriff’s Office)
Trump’s election interference prosecution dies on the vine
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Nathan Wade, a private attorney she hired, sit in court on Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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Georgia retirees Debra and Herman Mills died after their 2015 Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup rolled in August 2022. (Courtesy of Butler Prather)
Ford settles truck rollover cases after second record-setting verdict
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Becton, Dickinson and Company was found liable for toxic gas emitted from its facility in Covington. (Alyssa Pointer/AJC)
Toxic exposure lawsuit on appeal after landmark trial
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Around 600 lawsuits have been filed in Georgia in recent years against the makers of hair relaxer products by users who say they were injured. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
Justices allow a weakened case against hair relaxer makers
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Journalist Rosie Manins is a legal affairs reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
