The Georgia Court of Appeals signaled Thursday it was unlikely to throw out a judgment the state Republican Party won against its former chairman after he allegedly botched settlement talks in an underlying suit, due largely to his failure to obtain the trial court's record.
The Georgia Court of Appeals signaled Thursday it was unlikely to throw out a judgment the state Republican Party won against its former chairman after he allegedly botched settlement talks in an underlying suit, due largely to his failure to obtain the trial court's record.
A Georgia federal judge temporarily blocked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from deporting a woman who asserted she was eight months pregnant and in medical distress on Wednesday, but the order came too late, according to the woman's attorneys.
A Georgia federal judge has recommended tossing a former metropolitan Atlanta deputy sheriff's suit alleging he was forced to resign because he supported the sheriff's 2024 election opponent, while also urging sanctions against the deputy's attorney for citing nonexistent cases and misstating the law.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has appointed as the state's solicitor general a Jones Day associate who was a law clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court and two other appellate courts.
The CEO of an Atlanta-area financial advisory group has pled guilty to conducting a $380 million Ponzi scheme, which is likely the largest in Georgia history, according to prosecutors.
A group of state attorneys general led by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a warning letter Wednesday to climate advocacy organization Ceres claiming concerns about violations of antitrust and consumer protection laws.
Rap group Nappy Roots sampled a 30-second snippet in its hit song "Good Day" despite not having permission from the music sample's co-composers, according to a new lawsuit filed in Atlanta federal court.
The Eleventh Circuit gave new life Thursday to a sexual harassment suit from a former Telemundo employee who said she faced retribution for reporting what she alleged was her superiors' misconduct, ruling that she "unquestionably" engaged in protected activity amid "humiliating and degrading" treatment.
The False Claims Act remains a powerful enforcement tool after some record verdicts and settlements in 2025, and while traditional fraud areas remain a priority, new initiatives are raising questions about its expanding application, says Veronica Nannis at Joseph Greenwald.
Opening my home to foreign exchange students makes me a better lawyer not just because prioritizing visiting high schoolers forces me to hone my organization and time management skills but also because sharing the study-abroad experience with newcomers and locals reconnects me to my community, says Alison Lippa at Nicolaides Fink.
A former Baker McKenzie associate who was sued for defamation over a series of social media posts accusing the firm's Washington, D.C., managing partner of sexual assault has brought her own lawsuit, marking the first time she publicly detailed her allegations in court records.
Shortly after former special counsel Jack Smith gave his first public congressional testimony on the Trump cases, in which he warned the rule of law should not be taken for granted, President Donald Trump said he should be prosecuted.
A former lawyer at SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's firm said Thursday that Goldstein told coworkers that the more than $960,000 in cash he brought off a flight from Hong Kong — the source of which is integral to the government's case — had come from a client.
The American Bar Association said attorneys have a limited responsibility to convey information to former clients or successor counsel that was not within the client's file, when doing so is necessary to protect a client's interests and reasonably practicable, according to a new ethics opinion.
A proposal to loosen restrictions on the use of federal criminal subpoenas would endanger and further traumatize victims of crime, most of whom lack legal representation to fight the invasive demands, victims' rights advocates told a federal rules advisory committee on Thursday.
Pennsylvania's highest court has adopted a balancing test for restricting a sitting judge's free speech outside the context of an election and, in doing so, affirmed the suspension of a state court judge who it said damaged the court's appearance of impartiality by making political posts on social media.
National litigation news outlet Courthouse News Service has voluntarily and permanently dropped claims against a Washington, D.C., Superior Court clerk and the executive officer of the D.C. courts over filing delays, with both sides agreeing to pay their own costs.
