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Lin Wood Election Suit Fails Standing Test In 11th Circ.

Written by Law360 | Aug 6, 2021 | News

Law360 (August 6, 2021, 7:56 PM EDT) — Controversial pro-Trump attorney L. Lin Wood can’t challenge the constitutionality of Georgia’s runoff elections for the U.S. Senate because he suffered no particularized injury as a voter, the Eleventh Circuit ruled on Friday. A three-judge appellate panel affirmed in a per curiam […]

Kemp’s ‘unmatched’ record of diverse choices

Written by Greg Bluestein - The Atlanta Journal Constitution | Jul 23, 2021 | News

Gov. Brian Kemp has drawn praise from his political foes by carving out a record of tapping women and diverse candidates to coveted jobs in the state’s judiciary and other important positions that for decades overwhelmingly went to white men. About one-third of the Republican’s judicial appointments are people of […]

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology in Consumer Gaming or Prediction Mobile Platforms

Written by Firm | Jul 13, 2021 | News

A decade ago, almost no one even had heard the word “cryptocurrency,” and gambling was a subject reserved to those who visited Las Vegas, Atlantic City, offshore poker websites, and, as ever, the movies. In 2021, both are mainstream and—increasingly—converging. Supported by blockchain digital infrastructure, cryptocurrencies purport to offer the […]

Ga. Wants Standing Review In Election Suit After Others Axed

Written by Rosie Manins - Law360 | Jan 22, 2021 | News

Law360 (January 22, 2021, 6:08 PM EST) — Georgia’s top election officials urged a federal judge Thursday to certify for appeal her July decision that voters have standing to pursue claims Georgia’s voting system is flawed, in light of recent dismissals of suits targeting alleged flaws in the 2020 presidential election.  […]

Insurer Wants Out Of Asphalt Slab Injury Suit

Written by Sarah Jarvis - Law360 | Jan 12, 2021 | News

Law360 (January 12, 2021, 8:50 PM EST) — A South Carolina-based insurance company has asked a federal judge to find that it has no duty to indemnify a contracting company in an underlying suit brought by a woman who was struck by a large slab of asphalt that shot out […]

Atlanta Mayor Bottoms’ campaign fined $37,000 for violations in 2017 race

Written by Stephen Deere - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jan 8, 2021 | News

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ campaign has signed an agreement with the state ethics commission, agreeing to pay a fine of $37,000 for various campaign finance violations during the 2017 mayor’s race. In the agreement, Bottoms’ campaign admits to accepting $6,900 in campaign donations that exceeded state limits on the […]

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Biden’s win in Georgia

Written by Mark Niesse - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Dec 7, 2020 | News

A federal judge threw out a lawsuit Monday that relied on conspiracy theories to try to invalidate Georgia election results showing Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten dismissed the lawsuit brought by former Trump attorney Sidney Powell in an attempt to decertify Georgia’s election. He said […]