Georgia

Secondary trauma hits attorneys hard; here’s how to navigate it

There’s a lesser-known but profound challenge within the legal profession: secondary trauma. For many attorneys and judges, the emotional toll of handling distressing cases can accumulate, creating lasting psychological impacts.

Aug 12, 2025 9:23 AM CDT

Defense attorney accused of helping smuggle drugs to client in gang RICO case involving rapper

A criminal indictment was filed Monday against a Georgia attorney who represented a defendant in a RICO case involving the Young Slime Life gang and Atlanta rapper Young Thug.

Jul 22, 2025 11:40 AM CDT

Suit over mistaken raid by FBI SWAT team given another chance by Supreme Court

A federal appeals court made “two faulty assumptions” when it tossed an Atlanta family’s lawsuit over a mistaken raid of their home by an FBI SWAT team, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Jun 12, 2025 12:06 PM CDT

ChatGPT creator isn’t liable for embezzlement hallucinations that journalist didn’t publish, judge says

A lawsuit filed by a radio host who alleged that a ChatGPT hallucination defamed him has been tossed by a judge who found no negligence or actual malice by OpenAI, the creator of the artificial intelligence platform.

May 29, 2025 9:03 AM CDT

Judge apologizes to slain jogger Ahmaud Arbery’s family after tossing charges against district attorney

A Georgia judge has tossed the charges against a prosecutor accused of favoring a former white investigator in her office before he was charged in the 2020 death of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery.

Feb 10, 2025 9:21 AM CST

Reed Smith plans to open Atlanta office with 37 lawyers from these 2 law firms

Reed Smith announced last week that it is opening an Atlanta office with 33 lawyers from Morris, Manning & Martin and four from Greenberg Traurig.

Feb 5, 2025 8:52 AM CST

Judge questions no-show jurors after deputies round them up; are junk mail, declining respect to blame?

A judge in Fort Valley, Georgia, recently questioned two dozen people who didn’t show up for jury duty to find out why.

Jan 31, 2025 9:21 AM CST

Supreme Court will decide whether family can sue over mistaken raid by FBI SWAT team

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether the U.S. Constitution prevents a family from suing the FBI for its mistaken 2017 SWAT team raid of their Atlanta home.

Jan 28, 2025 11:49 AM CST

Giuliani contempt decision blocks him from doing this, putting his Florida condo at risk

Disbarred lawyer Rudy Giuliani is “in dire jeopardy” of having to turn over his Palm Beach, Florida, condo to two Georgia election workers who sued him for defamation after a federal judge held the former New York City mayor in civil contempt Monday, according to a report by Politico.

Jan 7, 2025 10:34 AM CST

Fani Willis disqualified from Trump election case by Georgia appellate court

A Georgia appellate court overturned a judge’s ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis to remain in charge of the criminal racketeering case against Donald Trump—a decision that could doom the high-profile prosecution.

Dec 19, 2024 9:38 AM CST

Wife convicted of murdering prominent attorney husband claimed to reveal real killer at her sentencing

A Georgia woman convicted of murdering and burning the body of her husband, a prominent Atlanta-area attorney, was sentenced to life in prison after a Dec. 5 sentencing hearing in which she claimed that the real killer was the man’s son.

Dec 9, 2024 1:04 PM CST

Supporting Survivors: ABA and its members have shaped the Violence Against Women Act for 30 years

The Violence Against Women Act passed in September 1994. VAWA, as it’s commonly known, was the first federal law to focus on preventing and combating sexual assault and domestic violence. Maricarmen Garza credits VAWA for bringing her to the ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence.

Nov 26, 2024 2:27 PM CST

Georgia appeals court cancels arguments on removal of DA Fani Willis from Trump case

The Georgia Court of Appeals on Monday abruptly canceled oral arguments on Donald Trump’s appeal of a state court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) to continue prosecuting the 2020 election interference case against the president-elect and several of his allies.

Nov 19, 2024 3:25 PM CST

One of 2 prosecutors ousted by DeSantis wins election; how did other progressive prosecutors fare?

Voters have rejected several progressive prosecutors. Among high-profile races in Florida and California, the only liberal victor was Monique H. Worrell, who reclaimed her position as the Orange-Osceola state attorney in Florida after being ousted in 2023.

Nov 6, 2024 10:36 AM CST

Once-liberal lawyer said to be ‘brains’ behind 2020 election-interference scheme suspended from practice

A New York appeals court has ordered the interim suspension of lawyer Kenneth Chesebro following his guilty plea in Georgia’s 2020 election-interference case.

Nov 6, 2024 8:26 AM CST