![On Tuesday, the Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a controversial bill that would impose stiffer criminal penalties on protesters when violence or property damage occurs, puts local governments on the hook if protests turn violent and require a permit to hold rallies. Protesters marched down the streets of Atlanta on the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder.](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2022-03/dsc0348-1024x683-1.jpg?itok=gd9-q6GA)
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On Tuesday, the Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a controversial bill that would impose stiffer criminal penalties on protesters when violence or property damage occurs, puts local governments on the hook if protests turn violent and require a permit to hold rallies. Protesters marched down the streets of Atlanta on the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder.
Credit: Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder