September 11, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Public Defenders Ask Ga. Supreme Court to Review Case for Bias Against Hispanic Men"We're concerned about the prospect of equal treatment under the law if someone can just get up and say, 'this is how Hispanics act.' Or how Black people act. Or how Southern white folks act," said defense attorney Matthew P. Cavedon.
By Katheryn Tucker
5 minute read
September 10, 2020 | Law.com
Former Payment Processing Company GC Pleads Guilty to Financial CrimesAttorney Rudy Dekermenjian of Glendale, California, has been caught up in campaign cash and credit card investigations spreading across the country.
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
September 10, 2020 | Daily Report Online
'Green Light' for Grand Juries in New Judicial Emergency Order"The first big feature is a green light on grand jury proceedings—at the discretion of the circuits," Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton said.
By Katheryn Tucker
5 minute read
September 08, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Lawyers Square Off Over Confederate Monument"We have a responsibility to assist in removing symbols and systems created to maintain the myth of white supremacy," Mawuli Davis of Davis Bozeman said. "These monuments were erected to tell a romanticized story of one of the greatest crimes against humanity. This legal battle places us on the right side of history."
By Katheryn Tucker
5 minute read
September 04, 2020 | Daily Report Online
How Lawyers Reached a $1M Settlement After a $10K Offer"We not only believed Mr. Ferguson, we have been inspired by his determination to get answers and seek justice," said Donovan Potter of Beasley Allen's Atlanta office.
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
September 04, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Auburn University Names Student Center for Georgia Chief Justice MeltonUpon hearing the news Friday, Chief Justice Harold Melton said he was "absolutely stunned, overwhelmed, emotional."
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
September 02, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Chief Justice Says 'We Have to Start' Finding a Way Back to Court 'Amidst the Pandemic'"It won't be done the same way," Chief Justice Harold Melton said. "We're not starting up the same thing we used to do, but something different."
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
September 01, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Kemp Picks New Superior Court JudgesKemp's newly named judges are Connie Williford and Gregory Voyles.
By Katheryn Tucker
2 minute read
August 31, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Defense Attorney Calls Pa. Facebook Ruling a 'Slippery Slope' for Social Media Posts"People can pick and choose their remarks, say they were frightened, and the district attorney can have a field day prosecuting whoever they want for any one of a number of things. Truly this is a bad decision and I hope the Supreme Court will consider our appeal," said attorney Neil Marcus of Monongahela, Pennsylvania.
By Katheryn Tucker
6 minute read
August 31, 2020 | Law.com
How a Trial Lawyer Survived a 14-Hour Zoom Hearing"I've never even heard of this happening," said Chicago lawyer Eugene E. Murphy Jr., of the marathon session with the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals, which ultimately ended in a rare ruling barring a pot dispensary from opening in the city's upscale Gold Coast neighborhood.
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read