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Impeachment Trial and Pardons

January 27, 2021

Attorney Page Pate, a criminal and constitutional lawyer, frequently appears as a legal analyst for CNN and other media outlets. CNN interviewed Page about the second impeachment trial of President Donald Trump and the possibility of a self-pardon by the President. The first issue discussed in this interview is the possible timing of President Trump’s […]

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DC Federal Judge Considers Sanctions

January 15, 2021

Attorney Page Pate is a criminal and constitutional attorney and a legal analyst. CNN and other media outlets frequently contact Page for his analysis of important legal issues. In a lawsuit filed by Wisconsin Voters Alliance and other groups in federal court in Washington, DC, lawyers representing President Donald Trump’s campaign sought to have the […]

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One Party Consent to Record Phone Calls in Georgia

January 15, 2021

Pate, Johnson and Church has been representing civil, criminal, and whistleblower clients in Georgia for over twenty-five years. Occasionally, the media will contact our attorneys for legal opinions on cases and issues appearing in the news. In this case, Atlanta Magazine interviewed Attorney Jess Johnson about the legalities of recording phone calls in Georgia after […]

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Our firm helps client get his life sentence reduced to “time served”

December 17, 2020

A federal judge in New Orleans granted our firm’s motion for compassionate release, filed behalf of our 82-year-old client at the federal prison in Jesup, Georgia. Our client had been sentenced to life in 1988 for smuggling 450 kilograms of cocaine into the U.S., though he was never accused of engaging in any violence or […]

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Will the MORE Act Help People Already Convicted of Marijuana Crimes?

December 17, 2020

Yes. Under the MORE Act, marijuana legalization would be retroactive for many individuals by allowing people with prior federal marijuana convictions to get their criminal records expunged and allowing certain inmates serving prison time for federal marijuana offenses to get their sentences reduced or vacated. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, known as the …

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