Everett Catts

December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Republicans pushing redistricting plans in Georgia say such districts aren't protected by the federal Voting Rights Act. Thus, they say it's legal for them to target a district now represented by Democratic U.S. Rep Lucy McBath for a drastic transformation, even as they draw a new Black-majority district elsewhere in metro Atlanta.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online

At times, people are sentenced to pay without incarceration, but frequently people across the U.S. are sentenced to both jail time and fiscal penalties. ... But these fines and fees are often levied without any consideration for an individual's ability to pay—and can add up to thousands of dollars. Given the potential consequences of legal debt on people unable to pay, including the loss of the right to vote and further criminal infractions, we conducted a multistate study on the impact of fines and fees.

By Alexes Harris and Alex R. Piquero

5 minute read

December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The CTA's effective date, Jan. 1, is fast approaching. Thus, lawyers and law firms should prepare by considering not only the reporting obligations of their clients, but also whether they have any newly imposed obligations themselves.

By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair

5 minute read

December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online

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

By ALM Staff

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December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The Atlanta law firm participated in a series of events devoted to pride and the film industry.

By Everett Catts

2 minute read

December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online

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

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

December 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"Can you imagine the notion of the Republican nominee for president not being able to campaign for the presidency because he is, in some form or fashion, in a courtroom defending himself?" Trump lawyer Steve Sadow said during the Friday hearing, later adding, "That would be the most effective election interference in the history of the United States."

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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December 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Residents and landowners of the tiny Hogg Hummock community sued in October after McIntosh County commissioners voted to weaken zoning restrictions that for decades helped protect the enclave of modest homes along dirt roads on largely unspoiled Sapelo Island.

By Russ Bynum | The Associated Press

4 minute read

December 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Racketeering charges typically are reserved for people accused of conspiring toward a criminal goal, such as members of organized crime networks or financiers engaged in insider trading. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is attempting to build an argument that seeking to stop construction of the police training facility—through actions that include organizing protests, occupying the construction site and vandalizing police cars and construction equipment—constitutes a "corrupt agreement" or shared criminal goal.

By Rachel McKane and David Pellow

7 minute read

December 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"It was amazing. We set a goal of raising $10,000 and we reached that goal by Monday, the day before Giving Tuesday, so we upped the goal to $15,000, [and] it blew it out of the park," she said, adding donors were allowed to contribute prior to Georgia Gives Day while counting as donations for that day.

By Everett Catts

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