Katheryn Tucker

January 04, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Byung J. "BJay" Pak had previously told his staff he would be leaving upon the inauguration of President Elect Joe Biden Jan. 20. Instead, he announced and left Monday.

By Katheryn Tucker

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January 04, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"As long as one party to the conversation knows that the recording is being made and has consented to the recording, it's legal—if it's audio only," Robert Ingram of Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele in Marietta told the Daily Report during a phone conversation Monday. "If it's a video, all parties must consent—if it's in a nonpublic place."

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December 18, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Judges are judicially immune from suit here," Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Judge Andrew Crompton said in an opinion Monday.

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December 18, 2020 | Daily Report Online

"These were serious violations. The stiff penalty Home Depot will pay reflects the importance of using certified firms and contractors in older home renovations," said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jonathan D. Brightbill of the Justice Department.

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December 17, 2020 | Law.com

"While we're disappointed with this order from the Eighth Circuit, we're not backing down—this fight is nowhere near over," Ruth Harlow, senior staff attorney in the ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project, said Tuesday. "To the state of Arkansas: We'll see you back in court."

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December 15, 2020 | Daily Report Online

"Atlanta owes its origins to mass transportation, planes, trains, etc.," former Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears said. "It was our past, and it is our future. I couldn't be more pleased, especially at this stage in my career, to assist this city continue to blossom as a significant transportation hub."

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December 14, 2020 | Daily Report Online

"I pledge to continue the great legacy of this office by working closely with our law enforcement partners to ensure that justice is served," said newly named Acting U.S. Attorney Peter B. Leary.

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December 14, 2020 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia General Assembly approved the creation of the new court in January 2020. It will open for business in January 2021.

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December 09, 2020 | Daily Report Online

"Charlie Peeler has served the state of Georgia with honor and integrity as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia," Attorney General Chris Carr said.

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December 08, 2020 | Law.com

"One hundred and fifty years ago, Congress permitted Mississippi to rejoin the country after seceding during the American Civil War, in part, on the condition that it never deprive children of the school rights then contained in Mississippi's state constitution," said Will Bardwell of the Southern Poverty Law Center. "It is a sad fact that, in 2020, the Mississippi Constitution offers schoolchildren even less protection than it did in the 19th century."

By Katheryn Tucker

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