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Court rules in favor of Vogtle reactors

...construction was never delayed while the case was pending.The unanimous decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is a defeat for nine environmental groups whose lawsuits were combined into one case...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-14/court-rules-favor-vogtle-reac
Upcoming calendar

...Alexander Hall, Building 29805 at Signal Towers, Chamberlain Avenue, Fort Gordon; Augusta native and Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Carla Wong McMillian, keynote speaker; Building Leadership: Embracing Cultural Values and Inclusion, topic...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/richmond-neighbors/2013-05-14/upcoming-calenda
Jury convicts 5 people of selling worthless stock

...co-defendants expressed disappointment Wednesday in the verdicts and vowed to appeal the decision to the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals."We have strong issues for an appeal to the 8th Circuit, but at this time it's really not about Miss Brown and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-05-15/jury-convicts-5-people-selling-wort
Georgia Court of Appeals upholds Scott Dean conviction

The Georgia Court of Appeals rejected former Harlem Mayor Scott Dean's contention that he was unfairly tried and convicted of child molestation in Columbia...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-05-08/georgia-court-appeals-
Georgia sheriff's indictment raises legal questions

...resources for vacations. A judge in October dropped five racketeering charges against him. On Tuesday, a Georgia Court of Appeals decision rejected an attempt by the prosecution to have those charges reinstated, clearing the way for the case to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-05-04/georgia-sheriffs-indic
Federal appeals court lifts stay of execution for Ga. man

...a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Warren Lee Hill cannot submit his case to a federal...deeply disappointed that the 11th Circuit United States Court of Appeals found that procedural barriers prevent them from considering...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-04-23/federal-appeals-court-lifts-stay-ex
Fired Augusta firefighter gets new personnel board hearing

...case that changed state law for the presentation of drug screen findings in public personnel hearings.The Georgia Court of Appeals overturned a lower court's ruling against Neal in 2010, refusing further review.Chris Nicholson, Neal's attorney...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-04-23/fired-augusta-firefighte
Judge strikes down part of Ga. law on harboring, transporting illegal immigrants

...have been involved in enforcing that provision of his decision.A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in August that a preliminary injunction on that part of the 2011 law could remain in place, and the state decided...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-03-20/judge-strikes-down-part-ga-la
Georgia Court of Appeals halts 2nd scheduled Ga. execution

...could be an uphill climb.The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday issued a stay less than an hour before Warren...Cook and Hill argued in filings before the Georgia Court of Appeals that the state would violate the law by using pentobarbital...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-02-20/georgia-court-appeals-halts-2nd-sch
Vein Guys has seen regional growth

...saying the evaluation was properly done. An appeal of Roper's ruling on that decision is pending before the Georgia Court of Appeals.Also in dispute was the value of the airplane that crashed Wednesday. Roth contended it was worth $1.3 million...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2013-02-21/vein-guys-h