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The Georgia Supreme Court said Wednesday that it won’t approve rules and regulations for a new state commission empowered to sanction prosecutors, effectively rendering moot a law backed by Gov. Brian Kemp and other top Republicans until lawmakers overhaul the measure.
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The six-page ruling said the state’s top court had “grave doubts” about whether it had the constitutional authority to approve of the rules set forth by the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, a step required by the law.
“Because we are under no legal directive to take action, the most prudent course for us is to decline to take action without conclusively deciding any constitutional question,” the order states.
Georgiaâs top court puts Kemp-backed law to punish ârogueâ prosecutors on hold
The Georgia Supreme Court said Wednesday that it won’t approve rules and regulations for a new state commission empowered to sanction prosecutors, effectively rendering moot a law backed by Gov. Brian Kemp and other top Republicans until lawmakers overhaul the measure.
The six-page ruling said the state’s top court had “grave doubts” about whether it had the constitutional authority to approve of the rules set forth by the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, a step required by the law.
“Because we are under no legal directive to take action, the most prudent course for us is to decline to take action without conclusively deciding any constitutional question,” the order states.
