February 25, 2026 -- The Superior Court presiding over a "weapon in a school zone" case has granted the Firm's motion to suppress evidence against the client. The client was arrested after campus police found a firearm in the client's dorm room on a University System of Georgia campus. John Monroe Law, P.C. filed a motion to suppress the gun from evidence on the grounds that it was illegally seized. While the campus police had obtained a warrant to search the dorm, the information used to justify the warrant was illegally obtained. Georgia law requires evidence to be suppressed when it is found as a result of a warrant issued without probable cause. The remains pending, but the State is unlikely to continue the prosecution without the gun as evidence.
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February 20, 2026 -- The State of Georgia has agreed to dismiss aggravated assault charges stemming from a road rage incident in central Georgia. The Firm client was arrested after he drew a firearm to defend himself against the "victim" who was driving aggressively, including severely "brake checking" the client. The Firm hired an expert witness to download and analyze event data recorded by the client's car, and that data revealed that the "victim" was actually the primary aggressor. When confronted with the expert's report, the State dismissed the case.
December 19, 2025 -- John Monroe has written an article for the Mercer Law Review entitled "The Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Georgia." The article traces the history of the right as a Georgia constitutional principle from the Founding to the present day. The article may be found here: https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3499&context=jour_mlr