NEW YORK, Nov. 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: ATLANTA On Wednesday, the Georgia Supreme Court restored relief for Cobb County voters who requested absentee ballots before the deadline but did not receive them on time due to the county's failure to mail them promptly. The Court asked the parti  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Cheng Zhu and collaborators probe the underlying mechanisms of PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor therapy and discover the critical role of physical force. * * * Programmed Cell Death-1, or PD-1, has become a headline-grabbing molecule best known for its role in cancer immunotherapies called checkpoint inhibitors. A study from Georgia Tech and Emory University researchers is offering improved unde  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: Much like ants working together in a colony, Kennesaw State University researchers envision a future where driverless cars coordinate seamlessly with one another to enhance traffic flow, reduce congestion, and minimize emissions. Mahyar Amirgholy, an assistant professor in the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology and research affiliate in Lawrence Berkeley Nation  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: Vote results indicate that Donald Trump has been elected as the country's 47th president with 277 electoral votes. LatinoJustice PRLDEF bilingual poll monitors who are part of the organization's Cada Voto Cuenta election protection program monitored polling sites on Election Day in four states--Florida, Georgia, New York, and Pennsylvania--and reported a wide range of obstacles and improvements in voter access for Spani  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 7 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: With most of the 2024 election coverage focused on the vote for president and control of Congress, we wanted to provide some insight into what happened at the state and local level this week. None of the statewide constitutional officers were on the ballot this year, but every member of the state legislature faced the voters even if they didn't face any opposition, as detailed below. Among Georg  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 7 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: Every four years, we Americans reacquaint ourselves with our unique institution, the Electoral College. Although it appears Donald Trump has re-won the presidency with both an electoral and a popular majority, it's worth reminding ourselves why this system exists. But before that, here is a brief refresher on the Electoral College. Each state is apportioned "electors" based on its congressional   more