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Bryan Jacoutot

Bryan is a Georgia attorney practicing law since 2014. He primarily litigates federal and state election law cases on behalf of local and state governments, as well as individual candidate campaigns.

He received his Juris Doctorate from Georgia State University where he also earned a certification in health law from the University's distinguished Center for Law, Health and Society. Bryan earned his undergraduate degree in History from Auburn University.

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Continuing efforts to enact French "supertax" likely to prompt exodus of nation's wealthy...

As the situation in Syria continues to devolve, Russia is sending military resources to the region to protect its assets, among other things. Via The Times of Israel: A flotilla of five Russian warships laden with hundreds of troops, which is headed toward Syria, is a show...

In a suburban neighborhood outside Atlanta, a mother exercised her fundamental American right to bear arms and protect her children from an intruder during a home invasion yesterday afternoon. A woman hiding in her attic with children shot an intruder multiple times before fleeing to safety...

An edict was issued on Wednesday by Iranian authorities ordering Isfahan's 1.5 million residents to leave the city because pollution in the area "has reached emergency levels." Skeptical of Iran's explanation for the evacuation, some believe it to have been prompted by more than just your...

The horror unfolding in Syria of late has been truly shocking. Tens of thousands of Syrians have died in an increasingly bloody civil war. The situation in Syria has become even more appalling lately, and one wonders if a bloodbath on the scale of Rwanda is possible, particularly...

Despite the large scale and outspoken dissatisfaction by many Republican lawmakers of Speaker Boehner following the fiscal cliff vote, most are in agreement that his speakership is not going to be legitimately threatened today. That being said, today's vote may not necessarily be the smooth sailing...

Comedian Bassem Youssef has been called Egypt's Jon Stewart. While Stewart doesn't always endear himself to those he aims his political satire at, there aren't many who would seek to put him in jail for his jokes. Yet as the world embarks on the first days of...

... The blame game begins. We noted here on Friday that the bad economy is already dialed in for 2013, but that President Obama would likely seek to blame congressional Republicans and the fiscal cliff fiasco for the impending economic woes. As expected, the finger pointing surrounding...

Recently released figures have resulted in mixed interpretations among economists about the 2013 economic outlook. Some say the economy is on pace to achieve a modest recovery pointing to better than expected housing figures, and a relatively low amount of first time unemployment claims during...

Below are links to two articles and brief excerpts from them that are on theme with the direction the blog has gone today. Click on the links to find the full articles, they are worth the read. -Are gun control advocates losing control of the gun...

The world of professional journalism appears unflinchingly intent on continuing its tumble into the unrecognizable abyss. In its latest act of compelling investigative journalism, the "professional media," embodied in this instance by The Journal News, published an interactive map through its online affiliate, LoHud.com. This map,...

The newly drafted Islamist-backed constitution in Egypt appears to be on the path to approval, but that is doing little to quell the sustained feeling of instability in the country. Passage is a victory for Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, but a costly one. The bruising battle...

Via Fox News: A top State Department official acknowledged Thursday that cables warning of serious security concerns at the U.S. compound in Benghazi went to department headquarters – and possibly to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s office – in the months leading up to the deadly...

Fiscal cliff? Well that last one might have the post office stumped. A failure to reach a compromise this year just might have big implications for the struggling United States Postal Service. It's possible that the nearly $20 billion in savings could be part of a fiscal...