Jonathan Ringel

July 18, 2020 | Daily Report Online

"I happen to believe that in the bosom of every human being there is what I call a spark of the divine. We don't have a right to abuse it. It should be left for the Almighty and not for human beings to take the life of another human being."

By Jonathan Ringel

30 minute read

July 16, 2020 | Daily Report Online

In one case, Eleventh Circuit holds that a statement by officers to "f**k over" a handcuffed man doesn't imply physical violence, but "f**k up" does.

By Jonathan Ringel

8 minute read

July 16, 2020 | Daily Report Online

There is a reason Georgia has barely used the recall, and it is not due to a better class of politicians than other states.

By Joshua Spivak

5 minute read

July 14, 2020 | Daily Report Online

With the state reporting the highest numbers of new infections since the pandemic started, bar authorities may be feeling more pressure for another change in plans.

By Jonathan Ringel

5 minute read

July 13, 2020 | Daily Report Online

If traveling out of state, depending on the destination, since some states are considered hotspots, you might have to observe self-quarantining requirements before returning to the office.

By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair

6 minute read

July 10, 2020 | Daily Report Online

These are delicate topics. No matter how well-meaning or planned, a statement or professed policy is not likely to satisfy all constituents and could actually make an already touchy situation worse.

By Amanda Farahany and Todd Stanton

4 minute read

July 09, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Once we've accepted that a separate crime can consist in harboring hate while committing an underlying crime, how long will it be before there are prosecutors and juries willing to dispense with the burdensome necessity of actually proving the underlying crime in the first place, and who will just slide smoothly to convicting the guy of having hate in his heart?

By Spencer Lawton

7 minute read

July 07, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Five journalists were honored in two awards.

By Jonathan Ringel

1 minute read

July 07, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Any treatment of a COVID-19 patient receives a heightened standard of gross negligence. Similarly, any non-COVID treatment of a patient which was "reasonably interfered with" by the response to COVID-19 will receive the heightened gross negligence standard.

By David C. Hanson

6 minute read

July 06, 2020 | Daily Report Online

While Judge Michael Brown in Atlanta has cut his backlog to zero, other judges are still wrestling with long-pending motions. Comments from judges and clerks suggest staffing problems—and two Category 5 hurricanes that hit the Virgin Islands—contribute to the problem.

By Jonathan Ringel

6 minute read