AJC Courts is your link to the latest news from the state and federal courts. Bill Rankin, who joined the newspaper in 1989, covers legal affairs and criminal justice in the metro area and beyond.
He can be reached at [email protected].
Thank you for following AJC Courts. This page will be deactivated Oct. 26, but you can get the same coverage of in-depth local news by following us at AJC. You can also choose to follow one of our many other social media pages to stay up to date on what's happening in your community đ https://on-ajc.com/2PGbffD
While there's a national movement, Atlanta remembers its own sexual assault lawsuit at one of the city's top strip clubs.
Lawsuits filed by former Cheetah strip club dancers allege that the club fired them for refusing to participate in giving sexual favors to customers.
While there's a national movement, Atlanta remembers its own sexual assault lawsuit at one of the city's top strip clubs.
Lawsuits filed by former Cheetah strip club dancers allege that the club fired them for refusing to participate in giving sexual favors to customers.
While there's a national movement, Atlanta remembers its own sexual assault lawsuit at one of the city's top strip clubs.
Georgia jury declines to give death penalty for deputy's killing
http://on-ajc.com/2seF0t0
For the second time this year, a defendant accused of killing a law enforcement officer faced a capital trial and did not receive a death sentence.
On Wednesday, after just 30 minutes of deliberation, a jury sentenced Christopher
Calmer to life in prison without the possibility of parole f...
Mural artists seek halt to Atlanta's public art ordinance
http://on-ajc.com/2qxVlLK
Ordinance "requires government pre-approval before anyone can engage in any artistic expression anywhere in the city..."
Death-row inmate asks for firing squad or hanging; Atlanta court says no
http://on-ajc.com/2qZXrA3
In his last-ditch appeal, condemned inmate Anthony Boyd asked the state of Alabama to carry out his execution by either hanging him or putting him in front of a firing squad.
But the federal appeals court in Atlanta on Tuesday rejected Boyd's request and
cleared the way for his execution b...
Judge starts trial without tardy lawyer, court upholds conviction
http://on-ajc.com/2qkM2xV
The entire federal appeals court in Atlanta was in unanimous agreement that a criminal defense attorney's seven-minute absence from the courtroom violated Alexander Roy's constitutional right to counsel.
But in a recent 8-3 decision, with a remarkable outpouring of opinions, the 11th U.S. Circuit...
You can now binge listen to all of âBreakdown: Predator, M.D.'
Innocence Project says DNA clears man, DA says not so fast
http://on-ajc.com/2oJkopi
For the past 27 years, Ronald Jacobsen has been serving a life sentence for kidnapping a woman from...
Atlanta lawyer Stephen Bright argues before U.S. Supreme Court
http://on-ajc.com/2oEm3gc
For the fourth time on Monday, Atlanta lawyer Stephen Bright stood at the lectern at the nation's highest court and argued on behalf of a death-row inmate.
This time, Bright argued on behalf of James McWilliams, a death-row inmate in
Alabama. At issue is whether defense attorneys are entit...
This low-paid Atlanta lawyer is one of the best
http://on-ajc.com/2oxV2Le
In 2015, attorney Steve Bright's Southern Center for Human Rights paid him a salary of $38,000.
Braves, MLB settle suit with dad whose daughter's skull was shattered by foul ball
http://on-ajc.com/2nPRYe0
A highly publicized lawsuit against the Atlanta Braves filed by the father of a 6-year-old girl whos...
Landmark ruling in LGBT case may prompt Atlanta court to revisit issue
http://on-ajc.com/2nLbpEx
Georgia plaintiff is asking the full 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to review her firing from a hospital in Savannah
Chair of key Georgia House committee submits anti-discrimination bills
http://on-ajc.com/2nR89eG
The chairman of a key Georgia House committee has introduced legislation that would prohibit discrim...
Bill to fix Georgia's judicial watchdog agency clears hurdle
http://on-ajc.com/2nEDwcf
It took three votes, but the Senate Judiciary Committee has finally approved legislation to reconstitute the state's judicial watchdog agency and correct unintended problems lawmakers caused a year ago.
Last week, during a lengthy hearing on Thursday, the panel twice failed to pass House Bill...
Jury still out on Georgia's attempt to mandate eFiling statewide
http://on-ajc.com/2n68ok8
Lawmakers appear poised to have Georgia join a growing number of states with mandatory e-filing syst...
Georgia appeals court clears way for explosive lawsuit over secret sex video of Waffle House chairman
http://on-ajc.com/2nNWEk2
The Georgia Court of Appeals has cleared the way for an explosive lawsuit regarding how and why a se...
Atlanta court tells judge to try again in closely watched bail case
http://on-ajc.com/2nksYyG
The federal appeals court in Atlanta has thrown out an injunction against the city of Calhoun in a c...
Judge criticizes lawyer in secret sex tape case involving Waffle House chair
http://on-ajc.com/2nhcTK5
A Cobb County judge has accused a high-profile lawyer of making false accusations and engaging in un...
Law allows workplace discrimination against gays, lesbians, Atlanta court rules
http://on-ajc.com/2nfSEMX
Atlanta federal appeals court said the law does not prohibit employers from discriminating against gay employees.
Doraville nude dance club takes 'artistic' route to get license
http://on-ajc.com/2lF2KGN
Acrobats swing in the air, hanging by silk ropes attached to the ceiling.
Atlanta lawyer's threatening emails during divorce land him in trouble
http://on-ajc.com/2lZrzM5
A public reprimand may not be sufficient punishment for an Atlanta bankruptcy lawyer who sent threatening emails to his ex-wifeâs divorce attorney, the Georgia Supreme court has decided.
In an opinion issued this week, the high court rejected a recommendation for a reprimand
by both the at...
Atlanta dental office cleared in sexual assault case
http://on-ajc.com/2l4NzGN
An Atlanta dental practice was cleared Monday of liability in a case brought by an woman who was sexually assaulted by a nurse anesthetist during a tooth implant procedure.
In a unanimous opinion, the Georgia Supreme Court threw out a $3.7 million verdict
against Goldstein, Garber & Salama...
ABA president criticizes Trump's tweets attacking Seattle judge
http://on-ajc.com/2kii5bD
Atlanta lawyer Linda Klein, president of the nation's largest legal organization, took aim Monday at President Donald Trump after he criticized a Seattle judge who blocked the president's executive order on immigration.
"Make no mistake," Klein said, "personal attacks on judges are attacks on our...
Georgia Supreme Court gives Rollins reprieve in acrimonious divorce dispute
http://on-ajc.com/2khO5g6
Sally Yates: martyr or pariah?
http://on-ajc.com/2jsHHX1
Sally Yates on Tuesday became a notable asterisk in Washingtonâs descent into bipolar politica...
Bishops tell DA: Don't seek death in Catholic priest's murder
http://on-ajc.com/2kk1tDw
Three Catholic bishops, including Archbishop Wilton Gregory of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, are calling on a district attorney to reverse her decision to seek the death penalty against a man accused of kidnapping and then killing a priest.
The bishops will hold a press conference Tuesday outside t...
New era for Georgia Supreme Court
http://on-ajc.com/2icXNmQ
The Supreme Court of Georgia set some precedents Monday: a new chief justice, a newly expanded court...
Episode 13 - The State Rests - of Breakdown is now up!
http://on-ajc.com/2efN0F2
Lead Detective Phil Stoddard ended his testimony after four days on the witness stand. Under cross-examination, Stoddard took some punches, but also delivered some blows. On Friday, the state rested its case after calling 51 witnesses to the stand over the course of 16 days of testimony. T
No one burst through the line like Ronald âRuntâ Moon.
No one burst through the line like Ronald âRuntâ Moon.
A jury must decide whether DeKalb County police were justified when they shot and killed Dirk Smith in his Lithonia home five years ago, the federal appeals court in Atlanta has ruled.
Smith was killed after he barricaded himself in a bathroom and told police he refused to
comply with thei...
Deeply divided appeals court rejects death-row inmate's appeal
http://on-ajc.com/2bhAZPv
A deeply divided federal appeals court in Atlanta has ruled against a Georgia death-row inmate in one of the more unusual appeals to come before the court in years.
Lawyers who are trying to keep the inmate alive and state attorneys who are trying to put
him to death were both in agreement...
Baseball players union seeks to block release of PED records
http://on-ajc.com/2bvjFmE
Major League Baseballâs players union on Monday asked a Fulton County judge to prohibit the release of records on performance-enhancing drugs, which plaintiffâs lawyers want to use in a case involving a girl struck by a foul ball.
Atlanta, GA
Be the first to know and let us send you an email when AJC Courts posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Send a message to AJC Courts:
Melissa Bozant Celebrity Manicurist
Two Dole Drive, Westlake Village