Legal Opinion
Knox v. State of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 31, 2023No. S23A0167PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
316 Ga. 426
FINAL COPY S23A0167. KNOX et al. v. STATE OF GEORGIA. ELLINGTON, Justice. Five University System of Georgia (“USG”) professors1 filed suit to block a 2017 statutory amendment that removed public colleges and other public postsecondary educational institutions from the statutory definition of “school safety zone.” Before the 2017 amendment, carrying or possessing a weapon on any real property or in any building owned by or leased to any postsecondary educational institution was a misdemeanor, and the 2017 amendment decriminalized that conduct. The professors alleged that, as a…
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