June 04, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Defense Lawyers Offer Post-Prison Advice“The United States not only imprisons people at far higher rates than any other democracy, but it also leads the world in imposing a vast network of life-altering consequences on the millions of individuals who pass through the nation's criminal justice system each year,” Atlanta defense attorney Drew Findling said.
By Katheryn Tucker
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June 04, 2019 | Daily Report Online
DA Disagreement Over Georgia's Abortion Law Plays Out on NPR“All Things Considered” co-host Ari Shapiro questioned Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke about why Cooke says he will not prosecute women or doctors under Georgia's controversial new abortion law—set to take effect Jan. 1.
By Katheryn Tucker
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May 31, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer
Jury Awards $3.38M for Toddler's Death“This was a preventable tragedy that was caused by the medical negligence of the defendants,” Dr. Barry Magen of Kline & Specter said.
By Katheryn Tucker
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May 31, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Federalist Society Names New LeadersJosh Belinfante of Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield is the new president of the Atlanta Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society.
By Katheryn Tucker
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May 31, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Kemp Names 4 Superior Court JudgesThe new judges are: Markette Baker, Jeffery Monroe, Shondeana Morris and Jeffrey Watkins.
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May 24, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Cobb County DA Slams Counterparts Who Won't Enforce Abortion Ban"Opponents of the new Georgia law have taken up the mantle of some of the most loathed figures and maligned moments in the South's Jim Crow legacy,” Cobb County Acting District Attorney John Melvin said. “The Nazi's would have likewise embraced the depraved underpinning of Roe.”
By Katheryn Tucker
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May 24, 2019 | Daily Report Online
AG Carr to Create Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit“With the addition of our Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, our office will more closely, effectively and aggressively work with our district attorneys, chiefs of police, sheriff's offices, the GBI, our U.S. attorneys and others to build these cases and ensure that justice is done," AG Chris Carr said.
By Katheryn Tucker
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May 22, 2019 | Daily Report Online
DA Warns Women They Can Be Charged With Murder Under New Abortion Law“Personally, I'm not itching to prosecute people under this law. I don't think anybody else is either. But I think it's improper to say I'll never prosecute anybody under the law,” Douglas County DA Ryan Leonard said. “We don't have the luxury to say, 'I don't like this law and I'm not going to enforce it.'”
By Katheryn Tucker
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May 22, 2019 | Litigation Daily
DA in Georgia Warns Women They Can Be Charged With Murder Under New Abortion Law“Personally, I'm not itching to prosecute people under this law. I don't think anybody else is either. But I think it's improper to say I'll never prosecute anybody under the law,” Douglas County DA Ryan Leonard said. “We don't have the luxury to say, 'I don't like this law and I'm not going to enforce it.'”
By Katheryn Tucker
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May 22, 2019 | Daily Report Online
JNC Sends Shortlists to GovernorGovernor's panel recommends candidates for openings in Atlanta, Gwinnett and Cherokee courts.
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