It's not every day that the mayor of Atlanta spends an entire afternoon sitting in a municipal courtroom to demonstrate that the city is serious about something. But this week Kasim Reed did that — and not for the first time. (You can see by the expression on his face how happy he was about it.)

So what was worth several hours of Hizzoner's precious time? Find out exclusively at MyAJC.com.

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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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