June 19, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Public Defenders Win Constitutional Challenge to Mental Incompetency DetentionBoth cases involved men detained after being found incompetent to stand trial on charges of sexually assaulting children. Both were represented by public defenders.
By Katheryn Tucker
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June 18, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Ga. High Court OKs Drink Ban at Strip Clubs“At the heart of Maxim's challenges to the City's adult business regulations is its desire to continue operating as a full-nudity strip club while also selling alcoholic beverages,” Justice Britt Grant said. “This is not the first time we have heard such a claim, and again, we disagree."
By Katheryn Tucker
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June 18, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Clayton County Loses Effort to Collect Atlanta Airport Concession Property TaxWith a decision that seems likely to affect other similar businesses, Clayton County has lost its bid to collect property taxes from airport shops located outside the Atlanta city limits.
By Katheryn Tucker
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June 18, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Conviction Comes 32 Years After RapesThe attacks came before DNA testing, before the internet. Ronald Reagan was president. News reports at the time said one of the women was in her shower getting ready for work when she was attacked by a stranger with a knife. Another was at her own door when the man jumped her.
By Katheryn Tucker
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June 18, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Help Wanted on Georgia Supreme CourtIn addition to Chief Justice Harris Hines' retirement, the high court is expecting another vacancy upon U.S. Senate Confirmation of Justice Britt Grant, nominated by President Donald Trump to fill a spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
By Katheryn Tucker
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June 15, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Florida, Georgia AGs Talk Up Elder Abuse Enforcement“Anyone who would prey on these great citizens in their golden years is lower than dirt." —Florida AG Pam Bondi.“We owe it to our older, at-risk Georgians to do all we can to protect them.” —Georgia AG Chris Carr
By Katheryn Tucker
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June 15, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Inmate Who Won Lawsuit Against Guard Loses Bid to Collect in Eleventh CircuitJudges Gerald Tjoflat, William Pryor and R. Lanier Anderson denied David Cassady's motion for garnishment against state corrections officer Steven Hall in a per curiam opinion Friday.
By Katheryn Tucker
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June 15, 2018 | Daily Report Online
UGA Law School's Veterans Legal Aid Clinic Open for BusinessThe Veterans Legal Services Clinic is funded by a lead gift from 1977 law school alumnus James “Jim” Butler Jr. of Butler Wooten & Peak, made in memory of his father, Lt. Cmdr. James E. Butler Sr., who was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy.
By Katheryn Tucker
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June 12, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Judge Denies Ford's Recusal Motion for New Roof Crush TrialGwinnett County State Court Judge Shawn Bratton issued a two-page order denying Ford's motion for his recusal from the retrial of a roof crush lawsuit.
By Katheryn Tucker
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June 08, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Signature HealthCare Agrees to Pay $30M to Settle Medicare ClaimsSignature Healthcare CEO and President Joe Steier said in an email: “This settlement allows us to move forward in serving our residents and families with quality health care and a commitment to compassion."
By Katheryn Tucker
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