December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online
In GOP's Proposed Georgia Congressional Map, a Key Question Is Which Voters Are Legally ProtectedRepublicans 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
Certain States Have Begun Scrapping Court Costs and Fees for People Unable to Pay–Two Experts on Legal Punishments Explain WhyAt 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
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December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online
What Lawyers Should Know About the Corporate Transparency ActThe 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
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December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Woman Sues Hospital, Claiming Husband Died From Injuries Sustained in Fall on Grass HumpThis suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By ALM Staff
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December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Arnall Golden Gregory Takes Part in Events on Pride, FilmThe Atlanta law firm participated in a series of events devoted to pride and the film industry.
By Everett Catts
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December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Employee Sues CSX for Alleged ADA-Related DiscriminationThis suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By ALM Staff
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December 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Trump Attorney Says Trial During Campaign Would Be 'Election Interference' If He Is GOP Nominee"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
Georgia County Seeking to Dismiss Lawsuit by Slave Descendants Over Rezoning of Their Island HomesResidents 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
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December 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online
First Amendment Battle Looms in Georgia, Where the State Is Framing Opposition to a Police Training Complex as a Criminal ConspiracyRacketeering 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
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December 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Three Legal Nonprofits Raise $60K on Georgia Gives Day"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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