A last-minute attempt to amend Georgia’s updated garnishment law was defeated Tuesday, and the state Senate voted to move it forward unchanged.

The law is an attempt to fix a flawed law that was called unconstitutional by a federal judge. In at least one county, the ruling has halted garnishments for months.

To read more about the bill, and what happens to it next, click here.

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Atlanta art and antiques appraiser and auctioneer Allan Baitcher (right) takes bids during a 2020 auction. Baitcher and his company, Peachtree Antiques, are being sued by a Florida multimillionaire who says he paid them $20 million for fakes. (AJC 2020)

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