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Georgia Justices: Lawyers Should Have Held Off on Lawsuit, Appealed Judge's Order Nixing Court Tapes

The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped an opportunity to clarify whether a court reporter's backup tapes of courtroom proceedings may be copied, ruling against a law firm's efforts to force their disclosure through a lawsuit against a Superior Court judge and court reporter.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Claritt v. Dept. of Corrections, PICS Case No. 17-0793 (Pa. Commw. May 8, 2017) McCullough, J. (4 pages).

Defendant improperly sought to collaterally attack the legality of his confinement sentence on appeal from a final decision of the Office of Open Records, as the Post-Conviction Relief Act was defendant's exclusive state law remedy. The court affirmed a final decision of the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records.
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Daily Report Online

ACLU Sues Over Hunger Strikes at U.S. Immigration Detention Centers

The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeking detailed information about hunger strikes by detainees incarcerated at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers.
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Daily Report Online

Counties, Businesses and the News Media Square Off in Hospital Public Records Fight

When Georgia's attorney general weighed in this week with a "neutral" brief in the public records fight now before the Supreme Court of Georgia, he joined 11 organizations that have squared off with competing briefs warning of wide-reaching consequences regardless of which way the high court might rule.
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Daily Report Online

Carr to High Court: Remand Private Hospital's Public Records Case

In a case of first impression, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr asked the court to remand a case involving whether a private hospital conducted duties entrusted to it by a public agency.
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Daily Business Review

Real Estate Agent Accused in Killing Prompts New Law

People who sell or manage property in South Carolina will have to pass a background check to renew their license under a new law prompted by November's arrest of a real estate agent accused of killing seven people.
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New York Law Journal

Judge Denies NYPD's Bid to Toss Open Records Case

The New York City Police Department's changing excuses for not turning over an accounting of the amount of property seized from arrestees "just do not make sense," a Manhattan judge said in denying the department's motion to dismiss an open records suit.
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New York Law Journal

Judge Denies NYPD's Bid to Toss Open Records Case

The New York City Police Department's changing excuses for not turning over an accounting of the amount of property seized from arrestees "just do not make sense," a Manhattan judge said in denying the department's motion to dismiss an open records suit.
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National Law Journal

Missouri High Court Voids Ferguson-Inspired Court Fine Cap

The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down a law — drafted based on city funding information revealed during the investigation into the 2014 Ferguson shooting of Michael Brown — that capped revenues raised from traffic fines at 12.5 percent for a group of municipalities in St. Louis County.
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National Law Journal

Missouri High Court Voids Ferguson-Inspired Court Fine Cap

The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down a law — drafted based on city funding information revealed during the investigation into the 2014 Ferguson shooting of Michael Brown — that capped revenues raised from traffic fines at 12.5 percent for a group of municipalities in St. Louis County.
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