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Judiciary Considers Legislation to Alter Speedy Trial Statute
The state Supreme Court’s chief justice says the question is whether the courts need legislativehelp to reconcile health and s...
Metro court says it could take till October to resolve backlog of cases over COVID-19
by Mike Petchenik – DeKalb County WSBTV Originally published on WSBTV.com For the first time in several months, some metro mun...
SCHR, Volunteer Lawyers Team Up to Represent Jailed Protesters
The Southern Center for Human Rights and newly formed Atlanta Justice Lawyers are coordinating to recruit and train lawyers to assis...
Coronavirus Is Complicating Georgia’s Justice System — With Or Without National Attention
By VIRGINIA PRESCOTT & PRIA MAHADEVAN & CHASE MCGEE • MAY 15, 2020 This is a transcript of the GPB program “On Second...
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The Life of a Defense Lawyer – Reflecting on 2018
The Personal Side of Defense Law Defense law is a very personal situation that pairs a client and lawyer in a passionate fight for j...
Contempt! How Not to Get Thrown in Jail
This article explains the court’s contempt authority, outlines the important areas in the law of contempt (specifically, criminal co...
Hiring a Lawyer
How to Hire a Lawyer Hiring a lawyer is usually done because something important is at stake. People rarely understand how to find t...
Fourth Amendment Automobile Exception Hits Roadblock
Fourth Amendment Ruling on Warrantless Search In a stunning 8-1 ruling last week, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a warrantless s...