Schools are winding down for the summer but issues over management of teenage kids are winding up in the news; and not in good way.
National legislation has been introduced in the Senate to prevent the on-line gaming industry from
Lawyer Conflicts Edge Cases — Conflicts Disqualification Motion Meets Discovery Request, Per Diem Appearance Attorney Conflicts Considerations
David Kluft asks: “Can ‘per diem’ or ‘appearance’ attorneys be adverse to clients of their frequent lawyer customers?” —
- “The NY State Bar issued an opinion addressing conflict analyses for ‘per diem’ or ‘appearance’ attorneys, i.e., lawyers who
Proposed State Privacy and AI Law Update: May 18, 2026
Key point: Colorado repealed and replaced the Colorado AI Act, Georgia enacted a chatbot law, and California and New York advanced numerous bills.
Below is the 18th update on the status of proposed state privacy and AI legislation in 2026.
Enacted Georgia Legislation with Implications Everywhere
As readers know, I rarely blog more than once a week, but it does happen from time to time. This week is a really good week for me to blog twice because the Georgia legislature just completed the session with
Georgia Homestead Exemption Increases to $50,000.00/$100,000.00 on July 1, 2026
If you are contemplating filing for Bankruptcy and own a home, you probably will want to consider waiting a few weeks. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed House Bill HB 1024, which increases the Georgia Homestead Exemption from the
Steps to Take If Your Child Has Been Abducted: A Georgia Parent’s Legal Guide
No parent should ever have to face the reality of a child abduction. Yet parental abduction, in which one parent takes a child in violation of a custody order or without the other parent’s consent, is more common than many
Atlanta Injury Attorney Charging Lower Fees at 25%
Pay Less in Attorney’s Fees With Simon Bridgers Spires
Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyers Offering 25% Attorneys Fees for Qualified Pre-Suit Injury Cases
Most personal injury law firms in Atlanta charge contingency fees of 33% to 40% or more — even
Released-Time Provider Sues School District After Termination For Facebook Posting
Suit was filed last week in a Georgia federal district court by a Christian ministry– Sweet Onion Christian Learning Center– that has offered released time off-campus religious instruction for students attending Vidalia, Georgia High School. School officials canceled the released
Georgia Sales Rep Statutes
10-1-700 Definitions.
As used in this article, the term:
(1) ‘Commission’ means compensation accruing to a sales representative for payment by a principal, the rate of which is expressed as a percentage of the dollar amount of orders or sales
Simonson and Ahmed on Legal Satire in an Age of Political Repression
Jocelyn Simonson, Brooklyn Law School, and Zohra Ahmed, Boston University School of Law, are publishing Legal Satire in an Age of Political Repression in volume 74 of the Buffalo Law Review. Here is the abstract.
Central to the political repression