Katheryn Tucker

October 03, 2019 | Daily Report Online

"Heroes are forgotten, but legends never die," his son and law partner Rosser Adams "Adam" Malone said.

By Katheryn Tucker

9 minute read

October 02, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Jones ruled that the law's potential consequences are unclear, open to prosecutorial discretion and therefore unconstitutionally vague.

By Katheryn Tucker

5 minute read

October 01, 2019 | Daily Report Online

"In light of binding precedent, the Court determines that Plaintiffs have met their burden for the issuance of a preliminary injunction," Judge Steve Jones said in a 47-page order Tuesday. "Plaintiffs have also shown that, absent a preliminary injunction, they will suffer irreparable harm. By banning pre-viability abortions, H.B. 481 violates the constitutional right to privacy."

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3 minute read

October 01, 2019 | Daily Report Online

"Brian and I have a clear message: human trafficking is not welcome in Georgia," first lady Marty Kemp tweeted Tuesday.

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4 minute read

October 01, 2019 | Daily Report Online

"Experience matters," Judge Horace Johnson said. "I understand the challenges facing litigants in the trial court both from the perspective of an attorney practicing in those courts and also as a trial judge dedicated to following the law and treating all parties fairly. I believe Georgians want a Supreme Court justice who understands these perspectives when reviewing the difficult decisions that are often made by trial judges. That is why I am running."

By Katheryn Tucker

5 minute read

October 01, 2019 | Daily Report Online

"I had a strong alibi and scientific evidence indicating I was not the perpetrator," said Georgia Innocence Project Board Member Calvin C. Johnson Jr. "But somehow four people claim they saw me. Coupled with an all-white jury judging a black man accused of assaulting two white women, I did not stand a chance." DNA evidence exonerated him after he spent 16 years in prison.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

September 27, 2019 | Daily Report Online

"Though not well-known in the United States, in Europe, lawyers, judges, national justice ministry officials, academics, and the media view the Venice Commission as an objective institution to which parties can turn to secure legal opinions," Jim Kelly said.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

September 26, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers are donating pro bono hours to help women who are in prison because they defended themselves or committed crimes under duress from their abusers, Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence Executive Director Jan Christiansen said.

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4 minute read

September 26, 2019 | Daily Report Online

"This legislative session, we allocated $20 million for local health departments to better treat mental health issues," Gov. Brian Kemp said. "Working together with communities and families, this commission of legislators, judges, subject-matter experts, and citizens will now examine how the state can improve access and delivery of behavioral health services for the people of Georgia."

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

September 25, 2019 | Daily Report Online

"Your wife is very, very smart," Baker Donelson's Linda Klein said to U.S. District Court Judge Steve Jones of the Northern District of Georgia in opening her argument on behalf of Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard.

By Katheryn Tucker

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