The 25-member Judicial Nominating Commission includes 13 white men, eight white women, two African-American men, one Asian woman and one Indian woman. As Gov. Brian Kemp’s new Judicial Nominating Commission gears up to...
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Georgia Attorney Embroiled in Alleged $4M Bitcoin Fraud
March 14, 2019
A federal judge has frozen multiple trust accounts of Georgia attorney Diana McDonald and ordered her to turn over a slew of financial records and communications. Judge Mike Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Northern...
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes and partner John Salter have quietly withdrawn from a federal voting rights case where for 15 months they defended Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, then secretary of state, in a fight over whether
The Jolt: Brian Kemp named a high-clout judicial commission. Here’s the law firm that won
February 8, 2019
On Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced his selected 25 attorneys who will make up one of the most influential bodies under his oversight — the Judicial Nominating Commission, which builds short lists for vacancies on...
Secretary of State Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss Fair Fight Lawsuit
January 30, 2019
Attorneys for Georgia’s new secretary of state have asked a federal judge to dismiss a sweeping lawsuit demanding large-scale reforms of the state’s election system, claiming the secretary doesn’t implement state...