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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

PA Supreme Court Rules Uber Arbitration Order Not Immediately Appealable

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a trial court order compelling arbitration does not constitute an immediately appealable collateral order, vacating the Superior Court's judgment in a case involving Shannon and Keith Chilutti against Uber Technologies and related entities.

•Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that trial court orders compelling arbitration do not qualify as immediately appealable collateral orders

•The court vacated the Superior Court's judgment and ordered dismissal of the appeal in Chilutti v. Uber Technologies

•Attorney Mylee McKinney faces disbarment for abandoning nine clients in family law matters

Georgia Supreme Court Reviews Attorney Disbarment Case for Client Abandonment

The Georgia Supreme Court is reviewing a disciplinary case against attorney Mylee McKinney, who faces potential disbarment for abandoning nine clients in family law matters. The case involves procedural disputes over McKinney's response to disciplinary charges filed in March 2025.

•Georgia State Bar claims McKinney's response to disciplinary charges was procedurally deficient

•Attorney disbarred for violating eight Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct

Georgia Supreme Court Disbars Attorney for Client Fund Misuse

The Georgia Supreme Court has disbarred attorney Nubiyn Matamalaki Mosi Mzekewe after a Special Master found he violated eight professional conduct rules. The court accepted the recommendation without exceptions from either party.

•Misconduct included misusing client funds and collecting unreasonable fees

•Georgia Supreme Court rejected agreed-upon public reprimand for attorney W. McCall Calhoun, Jr. following January 6, 2021-related convictions

Georgia Supreme Court Rejects Public Reprimand for Jan. 6 Attorney

The Georgia Supreme Court rejected a proposed public reprimand for attorney W. McCall Calhoun, Jr., who admitted to violating professional conduct rules after being convicted of federal offenses related to January 6, 2021. Despite agreement from both Calhoun and the State Bar that a public reprimand was appropriate, the court determined harsher discipline was warranted.

•Court determined harsher discipline was warranted despite agreement between Calhoun and State Bar that public reprimand was sufficient

•Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Calvin Stapleton's life sentence for the 2017 murder of Andre Taylor

Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction Despite Unsworn Bailiff Claims

The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the malice murder conviction of Calvin Stapleton, who was sentenced to life without parole for the 2017 shooting death of Andre Taylor. The court rejected Stapleton's claims that unsworn bailiffs and ineffective counsel entitled him to a new trial.

•Court rejected claims that unsworn bailiffs and ineffective counsel warranted a new trial

•Qamar Williams convicted of malice murder in 2019 shooting death of Calvin Chappell

Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence in Williams Murder Case

The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the murder conviction of Qamar Williams, who was sentenced to life without parole for the 2019 shooting death of Calvin Chappell. The court rejected Williams's appeal challenging newly discovered evidence claims and jury instruction issues.

•Georgia Supreme Court affirmed life sentence without parole plus 15 years consecutive

•Wells was convicted of felony murder and other crimes in the 2019 shooting death of Nashiem Hubbard-Etienne

Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Wells Murder Conviction in 2019 Shooting

The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Tobias Raynard Wells' felony murder conviction in the 2019 shooting death of Nashiem Hubbard-Etienne. Wells challenged his conviction on multiple grounds including insufficient evidence and prosecutorial misconduct, but the state's highest court rejected all appeals in a decision issued January 21, 2026.

•The case involved five co-defendants, with two entering guilty pleas before trial

•Georgia Supreme Court affirmed denial of Russell Williams' motion to withdraw guilty plea for murder

Georgia Supreme Court Denies Williams' Plea Withdrawal in Murder Case

The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a trial court's denial of Russell Williams' motion to withdraw his guilty plea for the beating death of Marcos Guerra-Lopez. Williams had pleaded guilty to malice murder and other crimes in April 2023.

•Williams pleaded guilty to malice murder and other crimes in beating death of Marcos Guerra-Lopez

Supreme Court of South Carolina

SC Supreme Court Reverses Lower Courts in Historic Preservation Annexation Case

The South Carolina Supreme Court partially reversed lower court rulings Tuesday, finding that the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the City of Charleston have standing to challenge North Charleston's attempted annexation of property near Highway 61 and the Ashley River. The court also affirmed that the annexation was unlawful because the property is not adjacent to North Charleston's existing city limits.

•South Carolina Supreme Court grants standing to National Trust for Historic Preservation and City of Charleston to challenge municipal annexation

•Court affirms circuit court ruling that North Charleston's annexation was invalid due to property not being adjacent to city limits