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August 03, 2009 |

Court blasts DeKalb in ruling

A federal appeals court in Atlanta has paved the way for a trial centered on claims that former DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones and his staff engaged in blatant discrimination against white county managers. "In 2001, DeKalb County, Georgia embarked on a wholesale plan to replace its white county managers with African-Americans," Judge Gerald R.
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June 27, 2003 |

High Court Strikes Down Texas Gay Sodomy Law

Tony [email protected] a dramatic declaration of the rights and status of gays in American society, a 6-3 majority of the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Texas same-sex sodomy law on due process grounds.In doing so, the Court took the rare step of sweeping aside a recent precedent: its controversial 1986 decision in Bowers v.
6 minute read
November 10, 2009 |

JQC files charges after judge resigns

The state Judicial Qualifications Commission filed charges against Appalachian Circuit Superior Court Judge Oliver H. "Harry" Doss Jr. on Monday, accusing him of delaying for months, even years, before issuing rulings on motions, threatening attorneys and others, attacking staff, and using government funds to purchase laptop computers for his family members.
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September 05, 2011 |

'And then the whole thing just blew up'

How those at Pentagon survived that harrowing day.
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February 23, 2011 |

DeKalb schools' fee deal with K&S under fire

Of all the legal questions currently dogging the DeKalb County School District, one about a fee arrangement with a law firm would appear to be among the least of its concerns. After all, the district's construction contracts have spawned criminal charges against former top school officials and a civil suit against the school district by its former construction management companies that has already cost it more than $20 million to defend.
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June 17, 2013 |

Review 100: The Dance Is On

As law firms become eager to grow, they begin to pursue partners. Or sometimes, they are the pursued.
8 minute read
March 21, 2006 |

Powell Goldstein Forms Partnership With Lobbying Group

Powell Goldstein has formed a strategic partnership with lobbying group Massey & Bowers Public Affairs. The venture is further evidence that Atlanta's big law firms are systematically developing lobbying practices on the state level, either through building in-house practice groups or forging partnerships. Lobbying on the state level has become more important as the federal government shifts responsibilities and regulations from Washington, D.C., to the states.
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December 22, 2009 |

State fights to investigate collection firm

Georgia consumer regulators are continuing their fight to get details about the debt-collection practices of Marietta firm Frederick J. Hanna Associates.The state is appealing a decision by a Cobb County judge last September that said efforts by the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs to investigate complaints about Hanna's debt-collection practice violated the Georgia Constitution's principle of separation of powers.
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April 10, 2006 |

Management guru 'Doe' wins partial victory over Regents

By Alyson M. Palmer, Staff Reporter"John Doe" is suing Georgia's Board of Regents over allegations that it breached a contract to give him the deanship of Georgia Tech's management school in 1997.The Court of Appeals of Georgia ruled March 29 that Doe had a contract with the Board of Regents, but the question of whether the board breached the contract should go to a jury-a partial victory for the plaintiff.
6 minute read
September 03, 2010 |

New DeKalb DA to be elected in November

Whoever wants to be the next DeKalb County district attorney has just 61 days to make his or her case to the voters. Gov. Sonny Perdue's office said Thursday that a special election to fill the DA job vacated this week by Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming will take place on Nov. 2, when races for governor, attorney general and a host of other positions also take place.
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