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November 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Tech Researchers Sentenced for Defrauding University, CIA

James G. Maloney, former chief scientist for the Georgia Tech Research Institute, and James J. Acree and James D. Fraley III had access to a university credit card that was supposed to be for official business, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. Instead they used it to finance about $200,000 in personal expenses from 2007 through 2013.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

November 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Congratulations to U.S. Attorney Buchanan on GRACE Commission Appointment

All Georgians will benefit from Ryan K. Buchanan's service on the commission, which was established in 2019 and is dedicated to educating the public and advocating for innovative methods to end human trafficking in our state.

By J. Antonio "Tony" DelCampo

1 minute read

November 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Judges Rule State Takeover of Nashville Airport's Board Violates Tennessee Constitution

The three state court judges sided with Nashville officials who sued, ruling that the law targeted Nashville alone and didn't include the local involvement required under the Tennessee Constitution's home rule protections.

By Everett Catts

4 minute read

November 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

House Speaker Mike Johnson Was Once the Dean of a Christian Law School. It Never Opened Its Doors

The Judge Paul Pressler School of Law was supposed to be a capstone achievement for Louisiana College. Instead, it collapsed roughly a decade ago without enrolling students or opening its doors amid infighting by officials, accusations of financial impropriety and difficulty obtaining accreditation.

By Brian Slodysko | The Associated Press

7 minute read

November 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Ga. Child Welfare Leader Denies Asking Judges to Illegally Detain Children in Juvenile Jails

Lawyers hired by the state wrote a letter Tuesday to the Georgia Democrat and Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, disputing testimony Monday by two Georgia juvenile judges who said Commissioner Candice Broce asked judges to violate state law by keeping some children inappropriately locked in juvenile detention centers.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

4 minute read

November 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Man Sues Target, Claiming He Was Injured in a Parking Lot Fall

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

November 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

NLRB Sues UPS, Claiming It Mistreated Employees for Engaging in Union Activities

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

October 31, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Judge Dismisses Favre's Defamation Suit, Saying Sharpe Used Hyperbole Over Welfare Money

U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett ruled that Sharpe, a former tight end, was using "rhetorical hyperbole" in saying on air that Favre was "taking from the underserved," that the former quarterback "stole money from people that really needed that money" and that someone would have to be a sorry person "to steal from the lowest of the low."

By Emily Wagster Pettus | The Associated Press

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October 31, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Whistleblower Says Utility Should Repay $382M in Federal Aid Given to Failed Clean Coal Plant

Kelli Williams, a former construction manager for Atlanta-based Southern Co., filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the company and its subsidiary Mississippi Power Co. in 2018. That lawsuit, unsealed Monday, alleges that the two firms defrauded the U.S. Department of Energy and state regulators in a failed quest to build a $7.5 billion power plant.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

4 minute read

October 31, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Judges Say Georgia's Child Welfare Leader Asked Them to Illegally Detain Children in Juvenile Jails

"Commissioner Broce said that DFCS was not set up to be caregivers for these children and she asked judges to consider detaining the children, locking them up in a juvenile detention center for a few days so that DFCS could maybe find a placement for them," said Paulding County Juvenile Judge Carolyn Altman, who said the request would violate state law.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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