Fire-Protection Charges as Taxes: Special-District Authority Does Not Override Statutory Ad Valorem Limits Case: CHATHAM COUNTY v. SMITH Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 14, 2026...
An Unresolved Alibi Motion Is Not an Exclusion Ruling: Identification Evidence and Ineffective Assistance in Culpepper v. State Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Case: Culpepper v. State, No. S26A0744...
Daniels v. State: An Omitted Voluntary-Manslaughter Instruction Requires Outcome Prejudice for Plain-Error Relief Supreme Court of Georgia | October 14, 2026 | No. S26A0787 1. Introduction In Daniels...
Darby v. State: Threats to Another Do Not Automatically Require a Voluntary-Manslaughter Instruction Supreme Court of Georgia | No. S26A0892 | October 14, 2026 The decision distinguishes fear-based...
Dorsey v. State: Flight Admissions May Be Intrinsic Evidence Despite a County Mismatch Supreme Court of Georgia | No. S26A0733 | October 14, 2026 1. Introduction In Dorsey v. State, the Supreme Court...
Expert Criticism Does Not Automatically Establish Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Case: Fort, Warden v. Vega Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Case number: S26A1000 Decided: October 14, 2026 Opinion:...
Gardei v. Taylor: Prospective Challenges to Continuing Registration Duties Are Not Merely Advisory Supreme Court of Georgia | No. S25G1209 | Decided October 14, 2026 1. Introduction In Gardei v....
Georgia Dependency Law: Medical Verification Must Cover a Parent’s Health Deficiency and Its Duration or Nature Case: In the Interest of D.H. et al., Children, No. S25G1430 Court: Supreme Court of...
Repeated Client-Fund Conversion and Deception Justify Disbarment, with Restitution Required Before Readmission Case: In the Matter of Hakeem Bertrand Brock Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Case...
Documented Mental Illness Can Support Retroactive Suspension Despite Defective Withdrawal Case: In the Matter of Jeffrey Jackson Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Docket: S26Y1385 Decided: October 14,...
Georgia Lawyer Discipline: Reinstatement Conditions May Be Refined Without Remand but Must Be Authorized Case: In the Matter of Robert David Arkin Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decision: October...
Disbarment After an Alford Felony Plea: Maintaining Innocence Is Not Automatic Aggravation Case: In the Matter of William Taylor Payne Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Docket: No. S26Y1490 Decided:...
Corroborated Accomplice Eyewitness Testimony Is Direct Evidence Under Georgia Law Case: McMullin v. State, No. S26A0723 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 14, 2026 Opinion: Justice...
Substitute Forensic Testimony: Outcome Prejudice and the Rule Against Double-Counting Identical Harm Case: Owens v. State, No. S26A0817 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 14, 2026...
Failure of Self-Authentication Alone Does Not Authorize a State Appeal State v. Cook, No. S26A0898, Supreme Court of Georgia, decided October 14, 2026. Opinion by Justice Pinson; all Justices...
Walker v. State: Harmless Other-Acts Error and the Credibility Prerequisite for Rule 609 Impeachment Supreme Court of Georgia | No. S26A0937 | October 14, 2026 Opinion: Justice Bethel. All Justices...
California-Law Employment Claims: The Implied Covenant Cannot Override At-Will Terms, Duplicate Contract Claims, or Supply Tort Remedies Case: Grubmarket, Inc. v Thai, 2026 NY Slip Op 05940 Court:...
FOIL: Post-Suit Disclosure May Moot Production Without Defeating Attorney’s Fees Case: Matter of Aron Law, PLLC v Town of Hempstead, 2026 NY Slip Op 05950 Court: Appellate Division, Second Department...
Ladder Detachment Under Labor Law § 240(1): Prior Incident-Free Use Does Not Defeat Liability Case: Soutar v City of New York, 2026 NY Slip Op 05986 Court: Supreme Court of the State of New York,...
Probable Cause and Independent Police Judgment Limit Arrest-Related and Municipal Liability Case: Tullis v City of Yonkers, 2026 NY Slip Op 05987 Court: Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division,...