Everett Catts

October 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"I think [the settlements are] an indicator that the law is becoming increasingly strong in favor of free-speech rights to engage on governmental social media accounts. And the case law is becoming quite clear that government officials cannot block [constituents] based on viewpoint," said Gerry Weber, the lead plaintiff attorney in both cases.

By Everett Catts

7 minute read

October 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Scott Berson took the stand in federal court in Gainesville at the start of a trial to determine whether the conservative voting organization True the Vote violated federal law when it announced it was challenging the eligibility of more than 360,000 state voters and taking other action on the eve of the 2021 runoff election.

By Sudhin Thanawala | The Associated Press

4 minute read

October 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online

A Georgia Bar member since 1958, Mr. Seiler practiced law at Bouhan, Williams and Levy, now Bouhan Falligant, specializing in civil defense and plaintiff work. He was also known throughout the state and the world of college athletics as owner of the generational line of English bulldogs that served as UGA's beloved mascot, Uga.

By Antonio "Tony" DelCampo

2 minute read

October 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online

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

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

October 26, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The disruption has left attorneys unable to search online records and forced them to file motions the old fashioned way — on paper. Courts are limping along, although the growing piles of paper are a mess that will have to be sorted and scanned eventually.

By Heather Hollingsworth and John Hanna | The Associated Press

5 minute read

October 26, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Stephen Harper filed a state civil suit against Howard in July, alleging assault and battery, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress. In a response filed this week by his attorney, Howard described the 2021 encounter at his home in the Atlanta suburbs as consensual and requested that the case be dismissed.

By The Associated Press

3 minute read

October 26, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Mike Johnson, the Louisiana congressman who was elected speaker of the House of Representatives on Wednesday after a three-week standoff among Republicans, took the lead in filing a brief in a lawsuit that sought to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election win. That claim, widely panned by legal scholars of all ideologies, was quickly thrown out by the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Nicholas Riccardi | The Associated Press

7 minute read

October 26, 2023 | Daily Report Online

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, in a 516-page order, ordered the state to draw two new Black-majority districts in Georgia's 56-member state Senate and five new Black-majority districts in its 180-member state House.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

4 minute read

October 26, 2023 | Daily Report Online

In a motion filed Wednesday night, special counsel Jack Smith's team encouraged Chutkan to put the restrictions back in place. Prosecutors cited in part statements in social media and at a news conference over the last day by Trump about his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, who was reported by ABC News on Tuesday to have testified before a grand jury after receiving immunity from prosecution.

By Eric Tucker | The Associated Press

3 minute read

October 26, 2023 | Daily Report Online

In a lawsuit, Texas-based True the Vote challenged the eligibility of more than 360,000 state voters, saying it had good reason to believe they had moved out of their districts and were ineligible to cast a ballot there. But a group founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams argued in a 2020 lawsuit that the mass challenge violated federal law because it intimidated voters.

By Sudhin Thanawala | The Associated Press

4 minute read