Georgia First Amendment Law

<h2> <center> State of Georgia v. Colt Gray </h2> </center>

Winder, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with four counts of first degree murder and nine counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Colt Gray, age 14, was given a gun by his father for Christmas. Colt took the gu... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Edwin Brant Frost IV </h2> </center>

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Report by Kent Morlan Edwin Brant Frost IV, the founder of First Liberty Building & Loan, was accused of perpetrating a $140 million Ponzi Scheme that bilked mostly wealthy Georgia Republicans out of millions.... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dr. Jitesh Patel and Advanced Urology, Inc. </h2> </center>

Atlanta, Georgia commercial litigation lawyers represented Advanced Urology, Inc. and Dr. Jitesh Patel accused of violation the False Claims Act by billing Medicare and Medicaid for services that were either unnecessary or never performed. The government’s investigation began after a former Advanced Urology employee filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that Advanced Urology performed unn... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Alexis Beatles </h2> </center>

Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate communications with intent to threaten or injury another. Alexis Beatles, age 40, of Hinesville, was charged with two counts of Interstate Communications with Threats to Injure Another. “Alexis Beatles directed threats of death and violence to VA employees, U.S. citizens and even the families of pol... More...

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<H2> State of Georgia v. Quteavis Quayshon Simmons

Macon, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Quteavis Quayshon Simmons, age 30, charged with malice murdering Harriett Patrickin 2021. “Harriett Patrick was an innocent woman who had her life stolen from her,” said District Attorney R. Howard. “This senseless act of violence took a devoted wife, loving mother, proud veteran, and breast cancer survivor from her family... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Reginald Weeks-Lewis

Columbus, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Reginald Weeks-Lewis, age 29, of Columbus, Georgia, was driving on Sidney Simons Boulevard in Columbus in the early hours of March 1, 2025, when Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office deputies on patrol observed a traffic violation and initiated a stop.... More...

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Janelle Quinn v. Columbia County School District

August, Georgia, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a education civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Quinn filed this suit in April 2022. In her complaint, she set<br> out two claims: racial discrimination under Title VI ("Count One”),<br> and retaliation under Title VI ("Count Two”). Importantly, Count<br> One was brought on behalf of D.J.Q. and Count Two was brought<... More...

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Ibhar Al Mheid v. Kathy Mincihew, et al.

Macon, Georgia, Ibhar Al Mheid, proceeding pro se, without a lawyer, filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Georgia against a police officer, a prosecutor, a state court judge, and a jail healthcare provider, bringing claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. <br> <br> Al Mheid, a physician who lived in Atlanta, was in a romantic relationship with Grace Wright, a college student in Athe... More...

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Lashonda Peeples v. National Data Research, Inc. and Background Information Group, LLC d/b/a Integrascan, et al.

Atlanta, Georgia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.<br> <br> In 2021, Lashonda Peeples applied to a pre-medical program at the<br> American International College of Arts and Sciences – Antigua<br> ("AICASA”) for which prospective students had to submit a crimi-<br> nal background report. AICASA required that the ... More...

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United States of America v. Alhaji Jewru Touray

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> On May 3, 2023, a grand jury returned a superseding indict-<br> ment charging Alhaji Jewru Touray and two codefendants with sev-<br> eral counts related to a marijuana-trafficking conspiracy. The in-<br> dictment charged Touray with one count each of conspiracy to<br> commit money laundering,... More...

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Emma Jane Prospero v. Deputy Ryan Sullivan, et al.

Brunswick, Georgia pro se Plaintiff representing herself without a lawyer on a civil rights claims.<br> <br> Emma Jane Prospero has, by her own account, called 911 "a<br> gazillion times.” Among the issues she complained about,<br> Prospero often called to report gunshots coming from behind a gas<br> station near her home that the Camden County Sheriff's Office<br> ("the Sheriff's Officeâ�... More...

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State of Georgia v. Treton Harris

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Trenton Dillon Harris is being charged with first-degree murder in a shooting death that happened August 22 outside a Cordova business.<br> <br> <img width="400" src="https://wreg.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2025/08/Background-Template-for-MugshotsPhotos-71.jpg">... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Connie Thompson </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rome, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Enticement </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Coweta County Sex Offender and Bartow County Man Plead Guilty to Child Enticement Crimes</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2>... More...

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Adam Sindell v. Latonya Coach, et al.

Macon, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Civil Rights Act violation theory.<br> <br> In June 2020, Sindell was a pretrial detainee in the Houston<br> County Jail.1 He resided in the L-Pod section of the jail, which<br> housed roughly eighty pretrial detainees. Jail officials checked de-<br> tainees' cells three times per day for contraband and rule violations.... More...

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Teresa J. Scott v. Macon Bibb Couonty, Georgia, et al.

Macon, Georgia employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory.<br> <br> Scott, a Black woman, filed her initial pro se complaint against her employer, Macon-Bibb County, pursuant to Title VII and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983 for race discrimination. Scott later retained counsel, and without seeking leave of the court, filed her first amended complaint whi... More...

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Jamie Cunningham v. Cobb County, Georgia, et al.

Savannah, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that he civil rights were violation through the use of excessive force.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> In July 2020, Jamie Cunningham burglarized a car dealership in Cobb County, Georgia, and fled the scene. Cobb County police officers chased after him and used physical force to handcuff and arrest him. Following his arrest, C... More...

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Curtrina Martin and Toi Cliatt v. United States of America, et al.

Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <br> On October 18, 2017, the FBI raided the wrong house in suburban At-<br> lanta. Officers meant to execute search and arrest warrants at a sus-<br> pected gang hideout at 3741 Landau Lane but instead stormed 3756<br> Denville Trace, a quiet family home occupied by peti... More...

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United States of America v. Andre Michael Dubois

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> The Supreme Court requires appeallate courts to decide whether United States v. Rahimi, 144 S. Ct. 1889 (2024),<br> abrogated our decision in United States v. Rozier, 598 F.3d 768, 770–71 (11th Cir. 2010), upholding the federal law that bars felons from possessing firearm... More...

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Deshawn Gervin v. Pamela Florence, and Tandria Milton

Macon, Georgia civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who claimed his Fourth, Eighth,<br> and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated.<br> <br> The Plaintiff claimed that his probation was wrongfully revoked and he was held for 104 days.<br> <br> The state court did not revoke Gervin's probation. It concluded that the State had failed to meet its burden to show that<br> Gervin violated h... More...

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State of Georgia v. Alondra Hobbs

Marietta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of malice murder, two counts of felony murder and two counts of first degree cruelty to children.<br> <br> Alondra Hobbs, age 29, was accused of killing her daughter, Alivia Jordan age 7,and putting her remains in a closet in 2023.<br> <br> "Alivia Jordan did not deserve the slow, painful and lonely deat... More...

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The State of Georgia v. Damon Clements

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony murder.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Defendant, and several others lived together in a single-family home owned by Olson. Olson testified that "everybody" in the household used drugs and that he had smoked methamphetamine with Goetz. Allyson Dietrich, who lived in the house at the time of Goetz's death, testified tha... More...

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Gregory and Jodi Vaugh v. Windfield Homeowners Association, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia, real property lawyers represented the Plaintiffs and the Defendant in a condominium law dispute.<br> <br> In 2023, the Vaughns purchased one of the lots in the Windfield subdivision. It is undisputed that the Vaughns paid assessments on the property as directed by the existing owners' association. The seller's disclosure and the Vaughns' closing documents listed the association ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Milan Patel </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Options Trading Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Five Defendants Sentenced in Options Trading Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Milan Patel has been sentenced to prison in connection with a years-long market ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Marcus Thomas </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b> Motel Shooter Sentenced to Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b></center><h2><font><br> <br> "Marcus Thomas was released from state prison o... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Keith Pharms </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal task force officer with a firearm during a car theft. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Felon Who Shot at FBI Task Force Officer During a Car Theft Sentenced to Prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Kenyona Pinckney </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lead defendant in drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to nearly 15 years in federal prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Kenyona Pinckney, 33, of Savannah, pleaded... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Kenyona Pinckney </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Kenyona Pinckney, 33, of Savannah, was charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Marijuana, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. A... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Jacob Christian Butler </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former airman sentenced to federal prison for possession of child pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A former U.S. Air Force airman has been sente... More...

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<H2> State of Georgia v. Jerome "Jerry" Cox

<h2><br> Marietta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with first-degree vehicular homicide and DUI.<br> </h2><br> Jerome "Jerry" Cox, age 68, was charged with driving while intoxicated and hitting and killing 17-year-old Harrison High School honor student Olivia Pugh who was walking to her care in December 2023 along Ben King Road.<br> <br> ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Rosa Elena Rangel Pantoja; Dustin Burgess; Berzain Leal Batrez </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Atlanta, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Massive Methamphetamine Conversion and Trafficking Ring </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Members of Massive Methamphetamine Conversion and Trafficking Ring Sentenced</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> Rosa Elena Rangel Pantoj... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Rosa Elena Rangel Pantoja; Dustin Burgess; Berzain Leal Batrez </h1>-

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Massive Methamphetamine Conversion and Trafficking Ring </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Members of Massive Methamphetamine Conversion and Trafficking Ring Sentenced</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Rosa Elena Rangel Pantoja, ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Rosa Elena Rangel Pantoja; Dustin B0urgess; Berzain Leal Batrez </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with operating a large methamphetamine conversion and distribution organization. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Members of Massive Methamphetamine Conversion and Trafficking Ring Sentenced</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Rosa El... More...

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The State of Georgia v. Joseph Donnell Starks

<h2><br> Carnsville, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony murder.<br> <h2><br> <br> The crimes occurred on December 14, 2016. On September 19, 2018, a Franklin County grand jury indicted Starks, charging him with felony murder predicated on fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer (Count 1), two counts of homicide by vehicle in the first degree (Coun... More...

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The State v. Dominique Materne

<h2><br> Atlanta, Georgia felony murder and cruelty to children in the first degree criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2>... More...

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Robert A. Doane v. Tele Circuit Network Corporation

</h2><br> Atlanta, Georgia consumer law Federal Communications Act violation lawyer represened the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> Plaintiff Robert Doane filed suit in federal court against Tele Circuit Network Corporation and its sole owner Ashar Syed ("Defendants”), alleging that Defendants had unlawfully "spoofed” his phone number during a telemarketing campaign, causing Plaintiff to ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Mamadou D’Jire </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm while illegally selling drugs, damaging a government vehicle while fleeing from law enforcement, and for violating the terms of his supervised release. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Previously Convicted Felon Returns... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Alvin Demar; Joshua Carter; Jamal Plunkett </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Firearms and Other Gun-Related Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Three Men Sentenced for Trafficking Firearms and Other Gun-Related Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Alvin Demar and Joshua Ca... More...

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Alan Rodemaker v. City of Valdost Board of Education, et al.

<h2><br> Vadosta, Georgia civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Rodemaker filed his first lawsuit, Rodemaker I, in federal court in April 2020. It named as defendants the five black members of the Valdosta Board of Education - Warren Lee, Liz Shumphard, Tyra Howard, Debra Bell, and Kelisa Brown - in<br> heir individual capac... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Joshua Daryl McGregor </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with lighting dumpster fire that temporarily closed a restaurant </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Chatham County man sentenced to federal prison for lighting dumpster fire that temporarily closed a restaurant </h2></center></b></b> <... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Teresa Carter and Sharon Crowder </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Social Security Benefits </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Georgia Women Sentenced for Stealing Social Security Benefits</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Teresa Carter and Sharon Crowder have been sentenced f... More...

$0 (07-12-2024 - GA)