Georgia Supreme Court: police power is not a blanket defense when state damages private property

Georgia Supreme Court: police power is not a blanket defense when state damages private property

ATLANTA — The Georgia Constitution gives the state broad authority to exercise police power, but the state Supreme Court clarified the extent of that authority when it comes to private property rights. In an opinion Wednesday, the state’s high court…

Georgia Supreme Court Revives Hemp Farm Lawsuit Over $37,000 in Damage From Drug-Suppression Aircraft

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information The Georgia Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit from a licensed hemp grower seeking compensation for about $37,000 in crop damage allegedly caused by low-flying state aircraft during a drug-suppression operation. In a September 9 ruling, the state Supreme Court reversed a Georgia Court of Appeals decision that had dismissed the case, finding that the state's exercise of its broad "police powe…