Among the list of legislations Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed recently? HB 311, which would have waived some instances of sovereign immunity. That’s the principle that prevents anyone from suing branches of the government directly.
WABE’s Emma Hurt spoke with lawyer Don Samuel about it.
Samuel argued unsuccessfully against sovereign immunity on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union in a case before the Georgia Supreme Court in 2017, Lathrop v. Deal.
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