According to The Valdosta Daily Times, the presiding judge has not ruled on the award amount, but will resume the hearing on Monday at the Lowndes County Courthouse to set a specific quantity.
Michael Moore, a U.S. attorney based in Macon, launched an investigation into Johnson's death in October of 2013. After Moore left his position, the case was passed to federal prosecutors in Ohio.
The Supreme Court sided with a Black man on death row who said the prosecutor sought an all-White jury. Justice Clarence Thomas was the sole dissenter.
The proposal, known as House Bill 757, was supported by religious groups and organizations who wanted protection for denying service to those whose religious beliefs are different from their own. If passed, the bill would have allowed the refusal of jobs and services without legal ramifications.
The unnamed male teacher at Green County High School in Greensboro, Georgia, is accused of calling Shaniaya Hunter, "the dumbest girl I have ever met." The comment came after Shaniaya experienced a number of absences due to an eye condition and asked the teacher in December for assistance catching up on her work, reports the New York Daily News.
Following what Georgia officials are calling a "clerical error," two women filed a lawsuit claiming the personal information of over six million voters was released in a massive data breach.
For years, the Ku Klux Klan have fought to be included in Georgia's "Adopt-A-Highway" program and now they have an unlikely ally.
Taiwo Sobamowo was charged with identity theft, forgery and impersonating a nurse.
The Georgia parents who say their sons attempted to kill them two weeks ago are now standing by the boys.
Members of a Georgia church are taking action against the pastor who banned a 103-year-old woman by ordering him to step down.
