Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The post Georgia Appellate Court Issues Whiplash Embryo Ruling appeared first on Above the Law. If you undergo IVF and then a divorce, it’s anyone’s guess what will happen to your embryos.

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JURIST

MAY 18, 2023

A coalition of civil and disability rights organizations filed an emergency injunction with the Northern District of Georgia on Wednesday asking the court to block two provisions of a Georgia voting law, SB 202 , due to their impact on people with disabilities’ access to voting.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The post Georgia Prosecutors Ask Court To Probe Trumpland Lawyers’ Many, Many Conflicts appeared first on Above the Law. You get a conflict! And you get a conflict!

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HowAppealing

JULY 20, 2022

“Appeals court says Georgia abortion law should take effect”: Kate Brumback of The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today. Chief Judge William H. wrote the opinion on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A Georgia state judge Tuesday overturned Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act , also known as the Heartbeat Bill, ruling it unconstitutional from the time it was drafted. ” McBurney also stated in his opinion that this act “must be re-enacted in our post-Roe world if they [is] to become the law of Georgia.”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights Thursday held against Georgia in a case concerning an attack on LGBT protestors in the capital city Tbilisi. The Court under Article 41 (just satisfaction) of the Convention found Georgia liable to pay the applicants a total of 193,500 euros in damages. One proceeding is still pending.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The post Ominous Signs From Eleventh Circuit As Meadows Seeks To Stay Out Of Georgia State Court appeared first on Above the Law. No removal for YOU!

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2021

The New Georgia Project, Black Voters Matter Fund, and RISE, Inc. filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and several State Election Board officials challenging provisions of SB 202 , a controversial voting bill passed earlier in the day.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 18, 2022

“Victor in Supreme Court Bostock Bias Case Settles Georgia Suit”: Chris Marr of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access). The post “Victor in Supreme Court Bostock Bias Case Settles Georgia Suit” appeared first on How Appealing.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Share So what would you expect if a state supreme court wrote an opinion directly inconsistent with “perhaps the most fundamental rule” of the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence in the area, an opinion that would get a failing grade in any law school course on criminal law? Not surprisingly, Jackson was having none of this.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 25, 2023

“Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice David Nahmias will join Jones Day as a partner in Atlanta”: The Jones Day law firm issued this news release today.

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JURIST

JULY 21, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Wednesday held that Georgia’s abortion law can take effect immediately. The Georgia law bans abortions when fetal cardiac activity is detected, as early as six weeks. A US federal district court previously blocked the law from going into effect in 2020.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 17, 2023

Supreme Court had as much guts as Georgia's. The post A Georgia Judge Was Removed For Exploiting Clients And Vacationing On The Public’s Dime appeared first on Above the Law. If only the U.S.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 1, 2021

“Georgia secures major victory in Supreme Court water wars case”: Tamar Hallerman of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report. Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “ Supreme Court gives Georgia win in water war with Florida.” Supreme Court in Florida v. Georgia , No.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 11, 2023

If this goes anything like Jones's last court appearance, prosecutors will be rejoicing. The post Alex Jones Might Just Make An Appearance In The Georgia Election Interference Trial appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 4, 2022

Supreme Court will soon decide whether to hear a case challenging a Georgia law requiring capital defendants seeking to be spared execution to prove they are intellectually disabled beyond a reasonable doubt, a standard that the law’s initial drafters say was written in error, reports the New York Times.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Georgia sheriff Victor Hill defended himself Thursday at his US federal trial where he has been charged with violating four detainee’s civil rights. Hill was indicted in 2021 for depriving liberty without due process of the law which includes the right to be free from use of unreasonable force by law enforcement officers.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Thursday instructed the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to dismiss Marjorie Taylor Greene’s lawsuit over a challenge to her congressional candidacy. Greene asked the district court to bar the challenge.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 14, 2023

“The Milk of Judicial Kindness; Georgia’s Supreme Court strikes down a law against unlicensed ‘lactation consulting'”: In Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Renée Flaherty and Jaimie Cavanaugh will have this op-ed about a recent ruling of the Supreme Court of Georgia.

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HowAppealing

JULY 20, 2022

“Federal court says Georgia’s anti-abortion law can now be enforced”: Maya T. ” Lateshia Beachum of The Washington Post reports that “ Court allows Georgia’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion law to go into effect post-Roe.”

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

“Supreme Court reexamines Florida-Georgia water rights case; Justices press both sides on different interpretations of facts”: Tamar Hallerman of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this report. Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has a report headlined “ Second high court hearing for Florida-Georgia water war.”

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HowAppealing

MARCH 15, 2023

” The post “Georgia Judge Avoids Removal Over Ethical Concerns, For Now; Judge purportedly mistreated clients as an attorney; Code of Judicial Conduct only applies to judges” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

MAY 26, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Monday unanimously ruled in favor of a preliminary injunction against a Florida law regulating how social media companies moderate content on their platforms. Similar bills have been introduced by Texas and Georgia.

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JURIST

JULY 13, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) does not preempt a Georgia man from making a failure to warn claim in his lawsuit against Bayer, the manufacturer of the weedkiller Roundup.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 18, 2021

This interesting case is pending before the Supreme Court of Georgia over the question of keyword advertising under Georgia law. The law [of Georgia] protects its right to exclude others from trading on that name and its associated good will for profit. Constitution. ” Edible’s Brief.

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Law 360

JULY 17, 2023

Georgia's lawmakers have created a state watchdog for elected prosecutors, provided guidance to courts and litigants over the deposition of high-ranking officials, and increased workers' compensation and voting opportunities.

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Above The Law

JULY 6, 2022

The post Rudy, Jenna, Cleta, And Lindsey Join The Georgia Subpoena Club appeared first on Above the Law. You get a subpoena! And you get a subpoena!

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Above The Law

JULY 26, 2023

The post Rudy Admits He Defamed Georgia Poll Workers, But Claims He Had A First Amendment Right To Do It. appeared first on Above the Law. is that how it goes?

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 3, 2022

“Language Mistake in Georgia Death Penalty Law Creates a Daunting Hurdle; The Supreme Court will decide whether to hear a challenge to the law, which requires that defendants in capital cases who are intellectually disabled prove it ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ — a phrase that was inserted in error”: Adam Liptak will have (..)

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JURIST

APRIL 1, 2024

The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the state constitution does not protect the right to abortion. The Act, signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis, outlaws abortion after 6 weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest, human trafficking, fatal fetal abnormalities, and maternal health. Wade in 2022.

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JURIST

AUGUST 30, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled Friday that requiring voters to pay for their own postage and stamps for both mail-in-ballots and ballot applications would not be considered an unconstitutional poll tax.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The post Justice Thomas Does Lindsey Graham A Solid And Pushes Off Date With Georgia Grand Jury Investigating Electoral Interference appeared first on Above the Law. Let's see if Justice Kavanaugh likes beer enough to bail out the guy who threw a tantrum and got him confirmed.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 27, 2021

“How the Supreme Court laid the path for Georgia’s new election law”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Georgia will take the justices back to law-school basics – the case could be a question on a law-school examination in criminal law. The state courts responded by characterizing the inconsistent verdicts as “repugnant,” vacating both verdicts, and authorizing a second trial on all counts. The facts are simple.

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JURIST

JULY 23, 2022

The US Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a Biden administration immigration policy. In a 5-4 order, the Supreme Court Thursday denied the Biden administration’s application to reinstate an immigration memorandum that would stop deportation unless the non-citizen is a threat to national security, public safety or border security.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Georgia prosecutors and judges are urging lawmakers to provide more competitive pay in the judicial system in order to better retain experienced attorneys and judges who are needed to clear a backlog of court cases across the state, Stanley Dunlap reports for the Georgia Recorder.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Law firms and courthouses are dealing with Hurricane Ian and its aftermath. Several federal courthouses in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia were closed Friday, according…

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