Oct 14, 2025 | Civil Matters, Defamation
In a decision that blends pop culture, constitutional law, and the outer edges of defamation doctrine, United States District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas of the Southern District of New York dismissed rapper Aubrey “Drake” Graham’s high-profile lawsuit against his...
Mar 18, 2024 | Civil Matters
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a decision blocking Florida from prohibiting employers from conducting mandatory workplace DEI training under its Stop WOKE Act, a/k/a Individual Freedom Act, Fla. Stat. § 760.10(8)(a). In Honeyfund.com Inc. v....
Jun 26, 2023 | Civil Matters
On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Dubin v. United States, case number 22-10, in which the justices held that the federal aggravated identity theft statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1028A, is only triggered when the defendant’s “use” of another...
Apr 4, 2023 | Civil Matters, Employment Law
On March 30, 2023, Senior U.S. District Judge C. Ashley Royal ordered that Stephanie Maddox, a former Athens-Clarke County internal auditor, could proceed in her lawsuit alleging First Amendment retaliation against Athens-Clarke County. However, her retaliation claims...
Mar 21, 2023 | Civil Matters
On March 15, 2023, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the state’s $250,000 punitive damages cap in a closely watched case. The appeal stemmed from a jury’s award of $50 million in punitive damages to the estate of Tia McGee, who was sexually...
Jan 31, 2023 | Civil Matters, Criminal Matters
On January 30, the Department of Justice announced Katie R. Crews, former Louisville, Kentucky police officer, was sentenced to two years of probation, two hundred hours of community service and a $5,000 fine for using excessive force. Crews was blamed for instigating...
