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  1. July 10, 2025

    Ga. Atty Avoids Sanctions In Suit Over Fatal Police Shooting

    A Georgia federal judge has rejected Savannah officials' bid to sanction attorneys suing for civil rights violations in the 2022 shooting death of a Black man by a police officer who's facing murder charges, finding Wednesday that an attorney's comments to the media weren't made in bad faith — but warned counsel to "tread carefully."

  2. April 23, 2025

    After Sanction Bid, Savannah Aims To Toss Cop Shooting Suit

    Months after seeking sanctions against the attorneys representing the family of a Georgia man killed by police, the city of Savannah asked a federal judge Tuesday to toss the family's civil rights lawsuit and "refrain from second guessing" an officer's decision to shoot the man after he allegedly flashed a gun.

  3. February 19, 2025

    Savannah Officials Rip 'Prejudice' From Attys' Press Briefing

    Savannah, Georgia, officials have doubled down on their bid to sanction Claiborne Firm PC attorneys for allegedly mischaracterizing facts during a press conference related to the fatal police shooting of a Black man in 2022.

  4. February 10, 2025

    Attys Shouldn't Be Sanctioned For Press Briefing, Parents Say

    The parents of a Black man police fatally shot in 2022 urged a Georgia federal judge not to sanction their Claiborne Firm PC attorneys for a holding a press conference that the city of Savannah says attempted to sway the jury that will hear the police officer's case.

  5. January 13, 2025

    Ga. Attys Face Sanctions Bid Over Media On Shooting By Cop

    The city of Savannah has urged a Georgia federal court to sanction Claiborne Firm PC attorneys for "inject[ing] bias into the jury pool" by allegedly mischaracterizing facts related to the shooting death of a Black man in 2022 by a police officer who's facing murder charges.