R. Robin Mcdonald

September 13, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Federal prosecutors want to present evidence against accused leaker Reality Winner to the presiding judge in secret and without showing their hand to the defense.

By R. Robin McDonald

9 minute read

September 08, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Instead of notifying more than 143 million people of a breathtaking data breach that potentially compromised personal and financial information in their credit files, Equifax executives were selling their stock, one of two federal class action lawsuits filed Thursday against the company claims.

By R. Robin McDonald

15 minute read

September 07, 2017 | Daily Report Online

An estate planning attorney hired by Atlanta lawyer Claud "Tex" McIver and his wife, Diane, has testified he drafted codicils for the couple's wills before McIver shot and killed his wife that, if executed, would alter Diane McIver's will that is now in probate.

By R. Robin McDonald

12 minute read

September 06, 2017 | Daily Report Online

In addition to blocking Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard and his staff from using the county jail's surveillance system, Sheriff Ted Jackson also has locked out all county law enforcement agencies unless they have a subpoena.

By R. Robin McDonald

10 minute read

September 05, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Gail Tusan on Aug. 29 issued an ex parte order directing Sheriff Ted Jackson to immediately restore access to the Securus Technologies database for District Attorney Paul Howard and his staff, saying "no reasonable justification exists" for barring them.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

August 30, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys for a former National Security Agency contractor charged with leaking information about Russian hacking of the nation's election infrastructure to an online magazine say FBI agents violated her constitutional rights when they detained and questioned her prior to her arrest.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

August 29, 2017 | Daily Report Online

A rare three-judge panel in Atlanta has dramatically narrowed a federal voting rights suit that accused the Georgia General Assembly of unconstitutional racial and partisan gerrymandering.

By R. Robin McDonald

9 minute read

August 28, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Calling out attorneys with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for their "blatant disregard" for judicial instructions, U.S. District Judge Richard Story in Atlanta sanctions the agency by dismissing four payment-processing companies from a civil case over debt collection abuses.

By R. Robin McDonald

4 minute read

August 25, 2017 | Daily Report Online

A consultant hired by Turner Broadcasting System recommended candidates for hiring and promotion based on a concept called "cultural DNA" that was driven in part by the consulting firm founder's bias against Latin Americans, according to a lawsuit filed in Atlanta federal court by a former Turner executive.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read

August 24, 2017 | Daily Report Online

A North Georgia attorney's representation of a client facing felony child molestation charges morphed into felonies when he allegedly offered to buy off a key witness.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read