Written by Stephen Deere and Dan Klepal - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Dec 14, 2017 | News
Even though a recount on Thursday produced no additional votes for Mary Norwood, the Atlanta mayoral candidate still challenged the outcome of the Dec.-5 runoff, citing votes from recently annexed parts of the city that she argues should not have been counted. “We will move on to the next step in […]
Written by Meredith Hobbs - Daily Report Online | Dec 7, 2017 | News
Vincent Russo Jr. of the Robbins Firm is representing Mary Norwood as she squares off with Keisha Lance Bottoms over the close election results. Bottoms has turned to Robert Highsmith Jr. of Holland & Knight and others. Meanwhile, Bottoms has retained Robert Highsmith Jr. of Holland & Knight, R. Lawton […]
Written by Jonathan Ringel - Daily Report Online | Nov 21, 2017 | News
Governor names three former staffers to Judicial Nominating Commission. Gov. Nathan Deal on Tuesday named three of his former staffers to the Judicial Nomination Commission, which recommends candidates for the governor to consider when filling open judgeships. Deal named Ryan Teague, David Werner and Thomas Worthy to the panel. Teague, […]
Written by Greg Land - Daily Report Online | Nov 17, 2017 | News
Atlanta’s development arm, Invest Atlanta, has sued the city Board of Ethics over its refusal to reverse a ruling declaring that tickets to events at the soon-to-open Mercedes-Benz Stadium are an illegal gratuity barred by city ordinance. Barred from getting free tickets to sporting events at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, […]
Written by Vanessa McCray and Arielle Kass - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Nov 16, 2017 | News
At first, the Atlanta City Council race between Courtney English and incumbent Michael Julian Bond was headed to a recount. But late Thursday, the outcome was still unclear: Bond claimed victory while English dropped his recount request and contended instead that a runoff election is required. An incredibly close race […]
Written by Fulton County Daily Report | Oct 6, 2017 | News
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield has hired two associates—the top aide for Secretary of State Brian Kemp and a former law clerk for a federal judge. David Dove had been chief of staff and legal counsel for Kemp after earning his law degree from the University of Georgia in 2014. […]
Written by James Salzer - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Oct 5, 2017 | News
In the final days leading up to the state’s 2017 legislative session, a political fund with ties to Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle collected about $120,000 in checks, mostly from businesses with a keen interest in what was going on at the Capitol. Most donors to the Georgia Conservatives Fund had […]
