Katheryn Tucker

June 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"Should the Supreme Court further cut back ''Roe' and 'Doe' or outright reverse them, the content of this book would be a tremendous resource for state legislatures called on to pass laws," said co-author David Walbert Parks Chesin Walbert.

By Katheryn Tucker

5 minute read

June 16, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"It was very important to us as appellate counsel to make sure the case wasn't just about an abortion clinic," said Michael Leonard Eber of Rogers & Hardin. "This jury verdict was against an abortion clinic, but the next one could be against a politically conservative organization that has a campaign office, or it could be against a gun store."

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

June 16, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"I did not expect to serve in this role so soon after I came to the bench, but the court has undergone tremendous turnover since I have been here," said soon-to-be Chief Judge Brian Rickman.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

June 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online

For many reasons, Gov. Brian Kemp's choice of a replacement for Chief Justice Harold Melton will be closely watched. Melton is also the only African American on the Supreme Court, though Gov. Nathan Deal increased its size from seven justices to nine.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

June 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"Her release is not a product of the pardon or compassionate release process but rather the time earned from exemplary behavior while incarcerated," said civil rights attorney Alison Grinter.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

June 14, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"There were 30 moments in this case that would have been the most powerful of any normal case," plaintiffs counsel said.

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

June 11, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Bob Barr replaces William P. "Pope" Langdale III as chair of the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission's Investigative Panel, charged with hearing ethical complaints about judges.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

June 09, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"Never have we been so fortunate to have him as during this dreadful pandemic," Presiding Justice David Nahmias said of departing Chief Justice Harold Melton. "Cases can sometimes be really hard for justices to decide. But no case has been as hard as managing this crisis."

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

June 08, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"To me, oral advocacy is more of a conversation. You want to have a conversation with the judges. You want to understand what they think they're not getting from the record. It's more difficult to have that conversation and that intellectual discussion, to me, by Zoom," said Jeff Harris of Harris Lowry Manton.

By Katheryn Tucker

5 minute read

June 03, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

"I believe this is the first time any judge has done this in Pennsylvania. I have litigated similar claims before but this is my first win, though I have appeals pending before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and Commonwealth Court," Jenifer Dana Kaufman of Kaufman Workers' Compensation Law in Abington said. "This is an interesting and evolving area of the law."

By Katheryn Tucker

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