A federal judge has certified all of Georgia's registered sex offenders as a class for the legal battle over the state's new sex offender law.
U.S. District Judge Clarence Cooper's order allows a challenge to the law's constitutionality to move forward as a class action lawsuit.
Georgia is home to more than 10,000 registered sex offenders. The new law, which the Legislature adopted this spring, bars them from living within 1,000 feet of officially designated school bus stops. Plaintiffs' lawyers say the ban threatens to drive many offenders from their homes.
Details here from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution via LexisONE.com.