ATLANTA, Ga. (Legal Newsline)-The Georgia Supreme Court has declined to hear environmental groups' appeal of a planned coal-fired power plant's permit approvals.
Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Carol Hunstein ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a challenge to a state tort reform measure that installed caps on certain damages in medical malpractice lawsuits.
Hodges ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - Ken Hodges has received the support of former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears in his campaign to become the state's next attorney general.
Sears ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears has plenty on her plate even if she is not picked by President Barack Obama to become the U.S. Supreme Court's next justice.
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - President Barack Obama's chance to reshape the U.S. Supreme Court in the mold he sees fit begins with retiring Justice David Souter's replacement, Princeton University provost Chris Eisgruber said Wednesday.
DiTrapano ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The Georgia Supreme Court recently disbarred an attorney whose former firm represented the State of West Virginia in litigation against the manufacturer of the prescription painkiller OxyContin.
Leah Ward Sears ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) -- Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice
Leah Ward Sears announced Wednesday that she is leaving the court in June 2009.
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - Those who unsuccessfully text-messaged the NBC game show "Deal or No Deal" can now consider themselves two-time losers, thanks to the Georgia Supreme Court.
Moyer COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer said Wednesday that the state's court system is developing a pilot project to help with the problem of commercial litigation.
Sears ATLANTA - Leah Ward Sears, the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, said Wednesday that her court's reputation has helped the state's economy and suggested that it take another step.
Justice Carol Hunstein seated at left ATLANTA--A lot of mud was slung and a lot of money was spent to unseat Georgia's presiding chief justice. But in the end Justice Carol Hunstein remains firmly ensconced in the Georgia Supreme Court.