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AG Carr can’t redo deal delaying executions, even if he’s ‘unhappy,’ judge rules
Attorney General’s Office argued COVID-era agreement to halt capital punishment until vaccines were available for ‘all’ members of the public is no longer applicable.
June 2, 2025
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Fulton County Superior Court recently granted summary judgment to Georgia’s capital defense bar, represented by Bondurant and Caplan Cobb LLC, in their suit to enforce a 2021 contract with the Georgia Attorney General’s office regarding the conditions for resuming executions post-COVID.
The court issued a permanent injunction, preventing the state from executing nine death-row prisoners until the contract’s conditions, including vaccine availability for all ages, are met.
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