Eden Landow

February 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The legal trends of 2024 depict a landscape shaped by technological innovations, global connectivity and ethical considerations. As legal professionals adapt to these evolving trends, they must navigate the complexities.

By Jake Evans

4 minute read

February 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Since the early days of capital punishment, our nation has moved from the hangman's noose to the gas chamber to the electric chair to lethal injection. Now we are facing a new machine—and a new dissenter on the Supreme Court.

By Michael Mears

7 minute read

January 31, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Also, a lawsuit, filed Tuesday accusing the DA's office of failing to comply with the Georgia Open Records Act, alleging the offices appears "to be intentionally withholding information" that lawyers have requested.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

4 minute read

January 30, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Fulton County was experiencing a "widespread system outage" from a "cybersecurity incident," said county commission Chair Robb Pitts said Monday in a video posted on social media. Notably, he said, the outage is affecting the county's phone, court and tax systems.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

January 30, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The judge said she couldn't overturn the verdict based "on the strength of some fleeting and foolish comments by a publicity-seeking clerk of court."

By Jeffrey Collins | The Associated Press

5 minute read

January 29, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"The question we should all ask is who will police this commission," said one Atlanta Democrat. "Who will they be accountable to? Certainly not the voters, because they are not elected. This should terrify all of us."

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

4 minute read

January 29, 2024 | Daily Report Online

By balancing their roles between lawyers and advisers, practitioners can help their clients navigate difficult decisions with support, context and advice.

By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair

5 minute read

January 26, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The execution came after a last-minute legal battle in which the condemned man'is attorneys contended the state was making him the test subject for an experimental execution method that could violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Federal courts rejected Smith's bid to block it, with the latest ruling coming Thursday night from the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Kim Chandler | The Associated Press

7 minute read

January 26, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The committee can't directly sanction Willis, and Democrats denounced it as a partisan attempt to try to play to former President Donald Trump and his supporters.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

4 minute read

January 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Defense attorneys Steve Sadow and Jennifer Little filed a motion Thursday joining an earlier effort by co-defendant Michael Roman to have Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, special prosecutor Nathan Wade and their offices thrown off the case.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

4 minute read