Category: Law

  • Barr: Troy Davis merits clemency

    Former Republican US Representative and US Attorney Bobb Barr on Troy Davis: I am a longtime supporter of the death penalty. I make no judgment as to whether Davis is guilty or innocent. And surely the citizens of Savannah and the state of Georgia want justice served on behalf of Officer MacPhail. But imposing an…

  • Troy Davis Update

    Troy Davis is currently set to be executed on September 21, 2011. “Troy Davis has faced execution three times for a crime he may not have committed. In an unprecedented evidentiary hearing held in a federal district court in Savannah, Georgia in June, 2010, he was able to present evidence supporting his innocence claim. However,…

  • Tuesday Night!

    The Georgia Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society presents How to Become a Judge: Exploring Pathways to the State Judiciary. Featuring: Carol W. Hunstein, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, Anne Elizabeth Barnes, Presiding Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals and recently elected Christopher J. McFadden, Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals. Former US Representative Buddy…

  • Declaration of Independence

    Given a certain verdict that was rendered today, some of the nonsense spewed on the Internet and the fact that Independence Day was yesterday, I feel compelled to quote part of the Declaration of Independence. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in…

  • Definition of Short-Sightedness

    DeKalb County wants to revoke car tags for parents who are behind on child support payments. “Parents who will not support their children don’t deserve to drive,” [DeKalb County District Attorney Robert] James said. Yeah, because the best way to get someone to pay their child support is to restrict their ability to get to…

  • Kentucky v. King

    There’s been much hand-ringing over the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kentucky v. King, decided 8-1 with Ginsburg dissenting.  In fact, the Seattle Times has declared that the Supreme Court OKs warrantless searches.  Where have they have been for the last 97 years? This certainly isn’t the first decision on the topic. The Kentucky holding: “The…