R. Robin Mcdonald
October 23, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Judge Stays Federal Paper Ballot Case Pending AppealIn a five-page order issued Tuesday, District Judge Amy Totenberg granted the stay, even though she said the secretary of state's counsel “have not provided a sound legal basis” that she erred in not dismissing the lawsuit.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
October 22, 2018 | Daily Report Online
11th Circuit: Georgia Can't Copyright Annotated Legal CodeThe appeals court reversed U.S. District Judge Richard Story's 2017 decision that the state of Georgia could copyright its annotated legal code, which a nonprofit had posted online for free.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
October 19, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Legislator Asks Court to Dismiss Cheerleader's 'Take a Knee' SuitOutgoing lawmaker Earl Ehrhart contends that the constitutional rights of student athletes at public colleges and universities are more limited than their fellow students because they are representatives of government-funded institutions and, by extension, of the government that funds them.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
October 18, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Atlanta Attorney Tackles Nationally-Watched Voter, Protest CasesAtlanta attorney Bruce Brown said he has taken on litigation against Georgia officials in order to protect students' rights to protest and Georgians' right not just to vote but to have their ballots counted.
By R. Robin McDonald
7 minute read
October 17, 2018 | Daily Report Online
State GOP Hit With Libel Lawsuit Over Mailers Sent in House RaceThe lawsuit comes after the GOP was warned that a mailer sent out by the party claiming a Democratic candidate was under criminal investigation was libelous and actionable.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
October 16, 2018 | Daily Report Online
New Lawsuit Raises Alarms About Absentee Ballot RejectionsThe lawsuit contends that too many absentee ballots are being rejected for arbitrary or capricious reasons without voters' knowledge.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
October 15, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Legal Brawl Marks Race to Replace Ga. House Judiciary ChairmanAttorney Josh McLaurin, a Democrat, is threatening to sue his Republican opponent over two mailers McLaurin claims are false.
By R. Robin McDonald
13 minute read
October 12, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Civil Rights Groups Sue Kemp Over Voter Registrations Held In LimboCivil rights groups claim that Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who is running for governor on the Republican ticket, has used his authority to suppress tens of thousands of voter registrations.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
October 09, 2018 | Daily Report Online
State High Court May Govern $5M Buckhead Bank Verdict AppealThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta has asked the Supreme Court of Georgia questions regarding the state's civil verdict apportionment law.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
October 08, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Justices to Hear $5M Question on Buckhead Bank's CollapseThe Eleventh Circuit has asked for a ruling on the state's apportionment statute and a determination as to whether members of the bank's board of directors should be held “jointly and severally liable."
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
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