Katheryn Tucker

April 02, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Justice Amy Coney Barrett gave Georgia a dose of caution with its victory. "Florida has not met the exacting standard necessary to warrant the exercise of this Court's extraordinary authority to control the conduct of a coequal sovereign. We emphasize that Georgia has an obligation to make reasonable use of Basin waters in order to help conserve that increasingly scarce resource."

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

March 31, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"S.B. 202 attacks the most sacred foundations of our democracy. But in this country, the law secures every American citizen the equal right to make their voice heard at the ballot box, no matter who they are. And we intend to vindicate that right in court," said Adam Sieff, attorney at Davis Wright Tremaine.

By Katheryn Tucker

8 minute read

March 30, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"To be clear, when it is reported that Rep. Cannon has been charged, that refers only to the arrest warrants signed by a State Patrol officer. She has not been charged with a crime via accusation or indictment by the DA's office," said a spokesman for District Attorney Fani Willis.

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

March 29, 2021 | Law.com

Boston Scientific Corp. reached a $188 million settlement with 47 states and the District of Columbia over deceptive marketing claims regarding surgical mesh products.

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

March 26, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The complaint said the new law is a "Voter Suppression Bill" that is "clearly intended to and will have the effect of making it harder for lawful Georgia voters to participate in the State's elections."

By Katheryn Tucker

6 minute read

March 23, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

What the judge did not address is what happens with speedy trial demands for the mountain of untried cases when COVID emergency orders run out. It's a question on the minds of judges and lawyers around the country.

By Katheryn Tucker

5 minute read

March 22, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"Our firm has been in Cherokee County for twenty-five years, and when tragedy happens in our community, we feel it," said J. Daran Burns of the Burns Law Group.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

March 18, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

"As Uber would tell it, when plaintiffs filed their disability-discrimination suit in federal court, they wound themselves in a Gordian knot," Judge Cheryl Ann Krause said. "Our precedent, however, makes this case far less knotty than Uber suggests."

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

March 16, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"Our judges have taken an oath to uphold the law. And many will tell you they go to bed at night worried about how they can push cases to resolution without endangering the public health of all those who come to our courthouses," Chief Justice Harold Melton said. "In some cases, it has cost them their lives."

By Katheryn Tucker

6 minute read

March 16, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"For far too long, this system has inadequately represented the great diversity of Georgia and America. I'm honored to lead Senators Ossoff and Warnock's Commission to bring new, different, and unique perspectives to the federal nominations process and ensure all voices across Georgia are fairly represented," former Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears said.

By Katheryn Tucker

9 minute read