Andy Peters

April 17, 2007 | National Law Journal

The Georgia state Senate will consider a proposal this week to open up the state's bar exams to graduates of law schools not accredited by the American Bar Association.

By Andy Peters

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June 19, 2008 | Daily Report Online

A former Fulton County magistrate judge pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges of conspiracy to harbor an alien and making false statements in what a federal prosecutor described as a case of "modern-day slavery."D. William Garrett Jr., 72, of Alpharetta, was arraigned Wednesday at the federal courthouse with his son, Russell Garrett, 43, a Forsyth County deputy sheriff, and his daughter-in-law, Malika Garrett, 42.

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April 24, 2006 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters, Staff Reporter All that glitters - despite appearances - is not gold at labor boutique Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak Stewart.Granted, the firm reported the highest revenue increase among the Daily Dozen, $119 million, up from $90.5 million. And the firm likewise grew in headcount, with an additional 61 lawyers.

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July 14, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s children have sued their brother, Dexter Scott King, for taking money out of the estate of their late mother without authorization, and for not providing details about how he's managing the MLK estate.Bernice A. King and Martin Luther King III allege in their complaint that on June 20, Dexter King transferred money out of Coretta Scott King's estate for his own use without authorization.

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June 02, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue told Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears late Monday afternoon that he is cutting the state judiciary's June budget by 25 percent, despite her and others' objections that the move is unconstitutional."I can appreciate the difficulty that the Judicial Branch finds itself in," Perdue wrote to Sears.

By Andy Peters

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November 04, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Voters approved a measure that will dramatically strengthen non-compete provisions in employment contracts.With 97 percent of precincts reporting on Wednesday, 67.6 percent of voters supported an amendment to the Georgia Constitution that would let judges strike down the illegal parts of a non-compete agreement without tossing out the contract completely.

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April 20, 2007 | Daily Report Online

REPUBLICAN LEADERS of the state House this week backed off an attempt to allow graduates of unaccredited law schools take the State Bar exam.Supporters attempted to attach their proposal to Senate Bill 237, which was related to rules for licensing architects. After several lawmakers, including Reps. Wendell Willard, R-Atlanta, and Mary Margaret Oliver, D-Decatur, spoke against the amendment, it was removed from SB 237.

By Andy Peters

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November 07, 2006 | Daily Report Online

THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE gave the Georgia Republican Party $1 million on Oct. 20, according to a filing made with the State Ethics Commission.The Chamber has supported laws that restrict consumer class-action and medical-malpractice suits. Groups affiliated with the Chamber have made contributions to judicial elections in other states, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University.

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November 08, 2006 | Daily Report Online

ATTORNEY GENERAL Thurbert E. Baker, one of the few remaining Democrats to hold statewide office in Georgia, survived a challenge from Republican Perry J. McGuire.Republicans had hoped to take the office of the state's top lawyer away from the Democratic Party, having wrested control of the governor's office and Legislature in the past four years.

By Andy Peters

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January 19, 2006 | Daily Report Online

Andy [email protected] election officials are willing to spend almost $2.5 million to defend the law requiring voters to present photo identification at the polls.The State Election Board on Wednesday voted to ask the Legislature for a total of $2.49 million to pay current and future legal bills for the law's defenders, Mark H.

By Andy Peters

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