Written by Jarred Schenke | Sep 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
AtlantaEconomic Development Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is planning to utilize one of the most powerful tools local governments wield to combat chronic blight in the city: eminent domain. The idea to resort to eminent domain — in which the city can forcibly purchase a property at a court-determined fair […]
Written by Tamar Hallerman | Sep 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Fulton County district attorney’s fight with Georgia Republicans is expected to move to the courts Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis plans to defy a pair of subpoenas and skip a Friday hearing before the GOP-led state Senate committee investigating her conduct, according to her attorney. The move […]
Written by Kelby Hutchinson | Aug 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
AUGUST 21, 2024 4:16 PM An attorney representing Columbus Consolidated Government Human Resources Director Reather Hollowell has refuted possible criminal allegations after her position was mentioned in a letter from Columbus’ district attorney about potential wrongdoing by city employees. The attorney, Chuck Boring, said in a statement to media Wednesday […]
Written by Chart Riggall | Aug 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Ga. Justices Look Ready To Kill $20M Garnished Judgment Law360 (August 21, 2024, 10:07 PM EDT) The Supreme Court of Georgia appeared inclined Wednesday to toss a $20 million default judgment that a state court judge slapped on a financial advisory after the firm failed to respond to a summons in an underlying […]
Written by Firm | Aug 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
METRO ATLANTA Cobb County loses last-ditch effort to defend electoral map By Taylor Croft 17 hours ago Cobb County lost its last-ditch effort to undo a judge’s ruling that tossed out its district map as unconstitutional and called for an election do-over. The judge ruled in Cobb Superior Court in […]
Written by Taylor Croft | Jul 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
METRO ATLANTA Judge Kellie Hill ordered the May primary elections and November general elections in Commission Districts 2 and 4 to be redone and postponed Cobb County’s electoral map is unconstitutional, the primary elections conducted in May for County Commission Districts 2 and 4 will have to be redone, and […]
Written by Taylor Croft | Jun 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Taylor Croft June 20, 2024 The Cobb County Board of Elections asked a superior court judge to postpone the elections for Commission Districts 2 and 4 to early 2025 if she determines the county’s district map is unconstitutional. Alicia Adams sued the elections board when it disqualified her from […]
