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Katheryn Hayes Tucker

Katheryn Hayes Tucker

Katheryn Hayes Tucker is an Atlanta-based reporter covering legal news for the Daily Report and other ALM publications.

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January 23, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Against Doctor in Nursing Home Death

The Georgia Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit against a doctor in a small-town nursing home over the treatment of a patient who died after developing an infection there.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read

January 23, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Taxpayers Argue Against Private School Tax Credits

It was a tough day at the Georgia Supreme Court for a challenge to a private school tuition tax credit program.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

9 minute read

January 23, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Abortion Case Pits Privacy Against State Power at High Court

The constitutional right to privacy took on the power of the state to claim immunity from legal challenge before the Georgia Supreme Court Monday.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

7 minute read

January 23, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Court of Appeals Reverses Judge Who Denied Transgender Name Changes

The Augusta judge who denied two transgender name changes on grounds they would "confuse and mislead" the public has been reversed by the Georgia Court of Appeals and ordered to approve both requests.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

7 minute read

January 20, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Justices to Hear Challenge to Abortion Law

The Georgia Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on a challenge to a restrictive abortion law in which the state will claim sovereign immunity against lawsuits, as well as in a closely-watched suit over a law allowing tax credits for private school tuition.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

January 19, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta Lawyer Celebrates Presidential Pardon for Client Court-Martialed for 'Being Gay'

Among those President Barack Obama pardoned during his last days in office is a former U.S. Army officer who was imprisoned for having a relationship with another man while they served at different bases in Germany in 1988.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

January 19, 2017 | Daily Report Online

New Attorney General Carr Vows to Uphold Federalist Values

Chris Carr says he hopes for less federal overreach in his first speech as a new presidential administration prepares to step in.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

10 minute read

January 17, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Arguments Run Overtime for $100M 911 Call Fee Fight

A battle between phone companies and governments over a potential $100 million bill for emergency call fees ran into extra minutes at the Georgia Court of Appeals Tuesday.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

9 minute read

January 13, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Bigger Bench Means More Questions From Justices

The Georgia Supreme Court didn't just expand this week. It warmed.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

11 minute read

January 11, 2017 | Daily Report Online

High Court Justices Might Need a Drink After Arguments on Airport Bar Taxes

Very dry oral arguments at the Georgia Supreme Court Monday served up more questions than answers in a convoluted dispute over who gets to keep airport bar tab taxes.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read