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Prosecutor to Decide if Georgia Lieutenant Governor Should Be Charged in Election-Meddling Case

The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia announced Thursday that its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will handle the matter.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judicial Showdown: State and Juvenile Court Judges Compete For Rockdale Superior Court Bench

Former Rockdale County State Court Chief Judge Clarence Cuthpert Jr. and Rockdale County Juvenile Court Judge Maureen Wood are competing to replace retiring Rockdale County Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Mumford on the bench.
14 minute read

Daily Report Online

Kemp Suspends South Georgia Mayor Accused of Stealing Nearly $65K From His Town

Tuesday's order suspended Pineview Mayor Brandon Holt until his criminal charges are resolved. Under state law, he won't be paid by the 500-resident town during his suspension.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

DISQUALIFIED: Challenger Out of Race for Fulton Judge

Former Fulton County Solicitor General Tiffani Johnson has been disqualified from the Atlanta Judicial Circuit race, leaving incumbent Judge Scott F. McAfee to run against attorney challenger Robert H. Patillo II.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Wants Challenger Booted From May 21 Election Ballot

"Ms. Vie is a qualified candidate, and she looks forward to getting past these continued attempts to deprive voters of a choice for their next Probate Judge," said respondent counsel Justin O'Dell of O'Dell and O'Neal in Marietta.
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National Law Journal

Politicians With Social Media Accounts. Litigation Is Around the Block for Them—Literally.

One of the most powerful tools on social media is the "block" feature. It allows a social media user to silence the haters and drown out the critics, while curating a more friendly social media feed. But after the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Lindke v. Freed and O'Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier, public officials across the country may have just lost their most powerful social media tool—and litigation is surely to follow.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Lawmakers Advance Bill to Allow Disqualification of Appellate Justices

Supporters of the legislation are angry with rulings by the Second District Court of Appeal in a voting rights case.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ex-Atlanta CFO Pleads Guilty to Stealing Money From City for Trips, Guns

He served as the city's chief financial officer under Mayor Kasim Reed, managing Atlanta's financial resources from 2011 to 2018, and is the 10th person to be convicted in an anti-corruption probe into Reed's administration.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Candidate's Cellphone Records Subpoenaed in Election Challenge

As petitioner counsel seek discovery ranging from the candidate's delivery and rideshare records to "cell phone tower ping data," respondent counsel counter the permissibility of the request "under [Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings] Rules or the Administrative Procedure Act."
6 minute read

The Recorder

Bill Would Allow Litigants to Disqualify State Appeals Court Justices on Remand

Some of the bill's supporters have ties to the plaintiffs' case in "Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica," a voting rights challenge where the California Supreme Court reversed the Second District Court of Appeal.
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