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The School of Law has announced the recipients of its 2024-25 faculty and staff awards, as recognized by students.

Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz was recently featured in Newsweek, discussing proposed changes to property tax regulations in Missouri.

Lester Miller, the mayor of Macon-Bibb County since 2020, has focused on strengthening ties between his hometown and Mercer University.

Carter Chair Emeritus Michael L. Wells has released the sixth edition of "Constitutional Torts."

Aflac, a major provider of supplemental insurance in the United States, has been targeted by a cyberattack that could have compromised sensitive customer data.

On June 12, 2025, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into a residential area shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad, India.

DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced the conviction of a Gwinnett County man for a fatal shooting outside a Lithonia bar.

Ricardo Trejo-Martinez and Hector Beltran-Ledesma, both Mexican nationals in the United States illegally, have been charged with assaulting or resisting federal deportation officers.

Abdurrahim Jalal has been found guilty of detonating a pipe bomb to destroy an ATM and possessing illegal explosives.

Christina Daniels, a former employee of the Social Security Administration (SSA), has admitted to charges of theft of government property and aggravated identity theft in a federal court. U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg stated, "As an employee...