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January 13, 2009 | Daily Report Online

U.S. justices won't take Georgia water case

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Georgia's chance to revive a 2003 agreement between the state and federal authorities that set aside a portion of Lake Lanier to supply drinking water to metro Atlanta.Without comment, the justices Monday let stand the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's reversal of a lower court's approval of the 2003 pact between Georgia and the U.

By Andy Peters

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April 02, 2009 | Daily Report Online

AG enters crowded governor's race

Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker's decision to run makes the field to replace term-limited Gov. Sonny Perdue more crowded and could invite a throng of contenders to head the state Law Department.Baker is the second Democrat to enter the race, along with Adjutant General David B. Poythress. Four Republicans have said they'll run-Lt.

By Andy Peters

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August 08, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Delta pilots say airline owes them $100 million in pension benefits

ABOUT 1,000 retired Delta Air Lines pilots asked a federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday to award them at least $100 million in pension benefits they say Delta hasn't paid them.The pilots say in filings made in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York that Delta hasn't paid the benefits because the company is misinterpreting federal tax law.

By Andy Peters

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November 20, 2009 | Daily Report Online

State Bar takes to airwaves to warn of budget shortfalls

The State Bar of Georgia paid $650,000 for a media campaign warning state budget cuts may force courthouses to close and jails to release criminals.The television ads' three-week run ends today and radio ads begin next week."The purpose is to let the average citizen on the street understand that the closing of the courts can affect them," said State Bar president Bryan M.

By Andy Peters

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February 20, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Documents sought in Richardson divorce

Attorney Gerry Weber has filed a motion in Paulding County Superior Court, on behalf of Rome government gadfly George Anderson, to unseal court filings in the divorce case of House Speaker Glenn Richardson.Susan Richardson filed for divorce from Glenn Richardson on Feb. 6 in Paulding County, according to the court docket. The case was sealed the same day by Paulding Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge James R.

By Andy Peters

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July 23, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Getting Back Into The Boardroom

With an era of corporate scandals in the rearview mirror, an increasing number of attorneys are deciding that the benefits of serving as directors of public companies outweigh the risks.

By ANDY PETERS

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February 12, 2007 | Daily Report Online

District attorneys want a raise, too

LEGISLATORS WHO have proposed bumping judges' pay and watched some of Atlanta's biggest law firms offer rookie lawyers $130,000 a year have introduced a bill that would give top prosecutors a $19,995 raise.The raise would increase each DA's state-funded base salary from $107,905 to $127,900. Some DAs also receive pay supplements from their judicial circuits.

By Andy Peters

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