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At Issue
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Inside the mind of a veteran juror
by Kevin Salwen, Special to the Daily Report
I must be le roi of the voir dire.Journalists have a reputation of getting bounced from juries, but each of the three times I have made it to the courtroom, the lawyers and the judge accepted me.Take, ....
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Giving is vital when it's most difficult
by Charles Hooker, Special to the Daily Report
Recently, the Atlanta Council of Young Lawyers (ACYL) section of the Atlanta Bar Association kicked off its annual Associates Campaign for Legal Services. The campaign, which began in 2000 and has raised ....
Monday, July 27, 2009
How to improve legal education 
by Jason Solomon and Nancy Rapoport, Special to the Daily Report
In the current economy and legal market, law firms are under pressure to deliver more value for less. One way for law firms to deliver more is if they get associates who are ready to hit the ground running. ....
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Supreme Court, thanks for nothing
by Hillel Y. Levin, Special to the Daily Report
Last week, the Supreme Court decided one of the most anticipated cases of its term, Ricci v. DeStafano. The case had drama written all over it: racially charged facts, major legal questions and an opportunity ....
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Can we shake off our limitations?
by Michael H. Trotter, Special to the Daily Report
The essays in this series had their origins in the Little Cranberry Island Forums from the summer of 2008. Little Cranberry Island is one of about two dozen islands off the coast of Maine that support ....
Monday, June 22, 2009
Education isn't one-size-fits-all
by Michael H. Trotter, Special to the Daily Report
We have serious problems with programs for pre-K, elementary, secondary and higher education that adversely affect our fiscal prospects and economic well being. The quality of our pre-K, elementary and ....
Friday, June 19, 2009
Beefing up on career prep
by Michael H. Trotter, Special to the Daily Report
How can we most quickly and efficiently close the huge gap between the demands for higher skill/higher pay employment in the Georgia and other states, and the current abysmal performance of our public ....
Thursday, June 18, 2009
College prep vs. work prep
by Mike Trotter, Special to the Daily Report
The recently adopted curriculum for Georgia high schools is, in effect, a college preparatory liberal arts program requiring advanced mathematics, science, history, English literature and, if the student ....
Monday, June 08, 2009
A post-partisan Supreme Court?
by Peter B. Rutledge, Special to the Daily Report
Ever since the nomination of Judge Robert Bork (and most recently with the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor), our media and political discourse on the Supreme Court have become saturated with reports ....
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Early investment, big return
by Michael H. Trotter, Special to the Daily Report
We have serious problems with programs for pre-K, elementary, secondary and higher education that adversely affect our fiscal prospects and economic well being. The quality of our pre-K, elementary and ....
Monday, May 11, 2009
Mediation could help solve PD woes
by Edward J. Henning, Special to the Daily Report
If we don't learn from our mistakes, we are doomed to repeat them. Some wise forefather said something like that, and it is so true.We must recognize that part of the root cause of the indigent defense ....
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Making better use of primary docs
by Michael H. Trotter, Special to the Daily Report
At the present time both the government payment programs and the private insurance programs basically pay every doctor the same amount for the same services provided. Doctors generally believe that the ....
Monday, May 04, 2009
Can we afford universal health care?
by Michael H. Trotter, Special to the Daily Report
There is great concern about the cost of providing universal health care coverage. How can we afford the costs of such a program when our present program appears to be more than we can afford? It is important ....
Friday, May 01, 2009
First 100 days and labor law
by Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy and Kurt Lentz, Special to the Daily Report
President Barack Obama's first 100 days have been a mixed bag of success for both organized labor and business groups. On the one hand, Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 and ....
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Single-payer vs. insurance-based care
by Michael H. Trotter, Special to the Daily Report
Health care is our most daunting fiscal challenge. Much of the information that I have relied upon for these essays on health care is from four recent reports appearing in the McKinsey Quarterly, a publication ....
Monday, April 20, 2009
Give businesses a (tax) break
by Michael H. Trotter, Special to the Daily Report
Federal corporation income tax rates are an issue in our capacity to develop and maintain jobs in the United States. These tax rates were an issue in our recent presidential campaign. John McCain recommended ....
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