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Going for the gold; with Olympics set to begin, Atlanta lawyers racing into final deals

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Lawyers played a large part in the location of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in preparation for the games. The Atlanta location happened because of a real estate lawyer's vision and much pro bono lobbying of several of Georgia's most prominent attorneys. The Atlanta Committee for the Olypic Games has spent several million dollars on attorneys' fees. This does not count the lawyers hired by Olympic organizers and private businesses to negotiate various contracts and deals and to lobby government officials. Georgia suffered less than other states from the recession of the early 1990s due to the economic impact of the Olympic Games.

United States, Practice, Sports law, Olympics, 1996 AD, international

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Courts reject drug-tainted evidence; studies find cocaine-soiled cash so prevalent that even Janet Reno had some

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Studies by, among others, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Miami Herald indicate that a large portion of the money in circulation bears trace amounts of cocaine, and a series of convictions have been overturned because traces of a drug on another object were deemed inadequate evidence for drug possession convictions. The Justice Department's asset seizure and forfeiture program depends heavily on tests for traces of drugs on various objects, and these studies could affect Justice's program.

Laws, regulations and rules, Narcotics, Control of, Narcotics control, Testimony, Drug traffic

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New questions in Atlanta murders; did prosecutors withhold evidence of Klan involvement in children's deaths?

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Wayne Williams' attorneys are seeking a new trial 10 years after his 1982 conviction in the murder of two black youths and alleged complicity in others of the 24 child murders which occurred that year. Williams' attorneys believe that police failed to disclose evidence connecting Ku Klux Klan members to 20 of the murders. Prosecutors believe the evidence the defense alleges was withheld does not meet Brady v Maryland standards mandating disclosure of evidence negating guilt.

Cases, New trials, Williams, Wayne B.

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