Week In Review: Georgia high school cell phone ban advances and court volunteers keeps tabs on justice

A state representative dressed in a blue suit stands at a podium and looks at another state representative
State Rep. Scott Hilton, R-Peachtree Corners, answers a question about HB 1009, which would ban high school students from using personal devices during the school day, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Also in this episode…

—Jess Mador has more on a new report from Emory University and reproductive-rights groups that finds Georgia’s abortion law continues to complicate health care for many pregnant and postpartum patients.

—Marlon Hyde reports on soybean farmers in Georgia and across the country urging President Trump to avoid imposing more agricultural tariffs after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his sweeping global import tax.