Category: Judiciary
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Tuesday Night!
The Georgia Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society presents How to Become a Judge: Exploring Pathways to the State Judiciary. Featuring: Carol W. Hunstein, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, Anne Elizabeth Barnes, Presiding Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals and recently elected Christopher J. McFadden, Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals. Former US Representative Buddy…
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Kentucky v. King
There’s been much hand-ringing over the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kentucky v. King, decided 8-1 with Ginsburg dissenting. In fact, the Seattle Times has declared that the Supreme Court OKs warrantless searches. Where have they have been for the last 97 years? This certainly isn’t the first decision on the topic. The Kentucky holding: “The…
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Open Records Act
Sam Olens thinks “too many government agencies are not taking [the Open Records Act] seriously enough.” True enough. As it stands, the maximum fine for a violation of the Open Records Act is $100, and for a violation of the Open Meetings Act it’s $500. Olens said he wants the maximum penalties for both to…
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Internet Kill Switch
In the hours just before dawn on Friday, the Egyptian government told the nation’s internet service providers to pull the the plug. In just six minutes, 93% of the nation’s internet access went down. While various media outlets have discussed the practicality of such an internet shutdown in the United States, there’s not much mention…
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Judge of the Month
Federal Judge Kimba Wood, who holds a Masters from the London School of Economics, a JD from Harvard and once trained as a Playboy Bunny, is our Judge of the Month**. A lawyer requested a recess in the middle of his trial for the birth of his grandchild – but only if it was a…