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High Court to Weigh If Amended Complaints Establish Sovereign Immunity Waiver

"To allow a waiver as a result of an amendment would strain a court's discretion when the complaint is deficient in the first place," read an appellant brief filed on behalf of Cobb County governmental defendants.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Denies DA Krasner's Bid to Stop Musk PAC's Million-Dollar Voter Giveaway

"It's an opportunity to earn. It's not a chance to win," Texas-based Andy Taylor of the Gober Group, representing Elon Musk and America PAC, revealed at the Monday hearing.
3 minute read

The Recorder

State Sues City of Norwalk Over Temporary Ban of Homeless Shelters

The lawsuit is part of an effort by Gov. Gavin Newsom to push back against what he sees as local resistance and defiance of state laws to ease California's housing crisis.
4 minute read

The Recorder

$1.3 Billion Crypto IRA Startup Faces Claims of 'Frat House' Culture

"Beyond the allegations of office discussions about strip clubs and the use of cocaine at work, their general lack of oversight is startling," said Ann Olivarius, a partner at McAllister Olivarius not involved in the matter.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

COVID-19 Death Suit Against Nursing Home Sent to State Court, 11th Circuit Affirms

"We, like our sister circuits that have addressed nearly identical arguments, therefore conclude that Defendants were not acting under a federal official," Judge Babara Lagoa said. "Instead, Defendants operated as a private assisted living facility that may, or may not, have complied with federal recommendations and regulations concerning COVID-19."
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Judge Rejects GOP Lawsuit Trying to Block Counties From Accepting Hand-Returned Mail Ballots

The Trump campaign, the RNC and the Georgia Republican Party said in a statement Saturday night that they sent letters to six counties demanding that all ballots received after Friday be kept separate from other ballots, saying they intend to sue over the issue.
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Daily Report Online

Cobb County Says Over 3K Absentee Ballots Mailed Late, Just Days Before Election

To deliver the ballots on time, election officials were using U.S. Postal Service express mail and UPS overnight delivery and sending the ballots with prepaid express return envelopes.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Eric Adams Trial Set for April as Defense Urges Dismissal of Bribery Count

The defense sought an earlier trial date in February or March, alleging the case would infringe on their client's right to participate in his reelection.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

5 Lawyers Disciplined by Florida High Court

The Florida Supreme Court disciplined several attorneys, including one who lied in court about receiving a coronavirus vaccine, with punishments that…
3 minute read

Law.com

Judicial Nominee Says Criminal Defense Background Will Bring Diverse Ideas to State Appellate Court

"[A]s a simple matter of fact, there have not been any pure criminal defense lawyers on the appeals or SJC [since] 2002. That's a statistic that the criminal defense bar is aware of and people remind me of that," said Chauncey Wood, a criminal defense attorney nominated to the Massachusetts Appeals Court bench.
4 minute read

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