Georgia
860 ABA Journal Georgia articles.
Verrill Dana and Smith Gambrell Russell have announced separate mergers with smaller firms that are effective Jan. 1.
Dec 23, 2021 10:15 AM CST
A federal magistrate judge in Georgia ordered lawyers for an injured longshoreman to “not impugn Chinese culture” in future depositions in his lawsuit against a Chinese shipping line.
Dec 23, 2021 8:59 AM CST
A car owner who had to pay $650 to get an immobilizing boot removed from his tire will get a second crack at class action status in his racketeering lawsuit as a result of a ruling Tuesday by the Georgia Supreme Court.
Dec 16, 2021 10:05 AM CST
Lawyers defending three white men accused of murder in the death of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery failed in their citizen’s arrest and self-defense arguments when jurors returned guilty verdicts on…
Nov 24, 2021 2:40 PM CST
A judge in Fulton County, Georgia, has found a lawyer in civil contempt and ordered him jailed to allow for a deposition behind bars.
Nov 18, 2021 10:32 AM CST
Appellate oral arguments are exciting, exhilarating and challenging. I’ve been presenting oral arguments since I was sworn into the bar; after 20 years in practice (first as a public defender and then as a law school clinic director), my arguments tally has almost reached the triple digits. It’s possible that my clinic, the Habeas Project at the Mercer University School of Law, holds the record in the Supreme Court of Georgia for the most cases heard in one day—three in a row on Cinco de Mayo in 2009.
Nov 18, 2021 9:02 AM CST
A Georgia district attorney
accused of offering to pay $1,000 to two staff prosecutors pleaded guilty during jury deliberations in his trial Monday.
Nov 16, 2021 12:45 PM CST
The judge overseeing the Georgia trial of three white men accused in the killing of unarmed Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery scolded one of the defense lawyers Monday for objecting to the presence of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton in the courtroom.
Nov 16, 2021 10:09 AM CST
Leaked footage from police helicopters shows surveillance of people in Dallas and Atlanta who apparently have no idea that they are on camera.
Nov 12, 2021 11:23 AM CST
Laws that permit citizens arrests or entitle citizens to stand their ground have been blamed for vigilante shootings and tragic consequences. Yet many states still have them on the books.
Nov 9, 2021 3:40 PM CST
A judge in Cobb County, Georgia, is getting national attention after he
tweeted a mock order banning the Elf on the Shelf in his jurisdiction.
Nov 9, 2021 12:59 PM CST
‘Copyright troll’ lawyer is suspended in NY
A New York appeals court has suspended a lawyer once deemed a “copyright troll” because of the large number of Nov 5, 2021 3:16 PM CDT
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Texas on Thursday that challenges provisions of its new voting law.
Nov 5, 2021 10:46 AM CDT
A public defender is a public official who must prove actual malice in his defamation lawsuit against the American Civil Liberties Union for a blog post calling him “crooked,” the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled.
Oct 20, 2021 12:51 PM CDT
A district attorney in Georgia was indicted Tuesday based on accusations that he offered $1,000 bribes to two prosecutors and tried to influence a police officer’s testimony.
Sep 8, 2021 3:43 PM CDT
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