Category: Law
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Sunday Sales
SB 10 passed the Senate by a vote of 32-22. 5 Democrats voted against it: Brown (Macon), Fort (Atlanta), Davenport (Jonesboro), Davis (Augusta) and Jackson (Savannah). 1 Democrat abstained, Harbison (Columbus). Interestingly, with the exception of Davenport, all represent urban centers, where a local referendum would likely pass. I’ve already emailed my State Rep and…
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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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Random FYI
Former Labor Commissioner and US Senate candidate Mike Thurmond become Of Counsel for the firm of Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer. In making the announcement on Tuesday, the firm said Thurmond will focus on personal injury cases, product liability, class actions and whistleblower claims. Good for him.
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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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Georgia Capital Punishment Watch
Couple things in the news lately. Creative Loafing and the New York Times have picked up on the fact that last summer Georgia purchased their supply of sodium thiopental from Dream Pharma, “a shady, unlicensed company that operates out of the back room of a driving school in London, England.” In addition, Troy Davis filed…
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Deal Doesn’t Surprise
Gov-Elect Deal has appointed a guy with no criminal defense experience to become head of GPDSC. Of course, I shouldn’t be surprised since the last two appointees – Mack Crawford and Rob Teilhet – didn’t either. Hell, I guess I should be thrilled that this guy has some criminal experience, even if it was as…