Alanna Durkin Richer

Alanna Durkin Richer

October 15, 2024 | Daily Business Review

This Could Have Been a Year of a Federal Court Reckoning for Trump. Judges had Other Ideas

The indictment charging Donald Trump with hoarding classified documents leveled one jaw-dropping allegation after another, including that he showed…

By Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer

8 minute read

March 20, 2024 | Daily Report Online

McAfee Clears Way for Trump to Appeal Ruling Keeping Willis on Georgia 2020 Election Case

The Fulton County Superior Court judge has granted a request by defense attorneys seeking permission to ask the Georgia Court of Appeals to review his decision to allow the district attorney to remain on the case.

By Alanna Durkin Richer and Sudhin Thanawala | The Associated Press

4 minute read

March 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online

UPDATED: McAfee Orders Willis to Step Aside or Remove Wade

Judge Scott McAfee said he found the "allegations and evidence legally insufficient to support a finding of an actual conflict of interest." However, he found there remains an "appearance of impropriety."

By Kate Brumback and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press

6 minute read

March 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online

McAfee Dismisses Some Charges Against Trump in Fulton Election Interference Case

The judge quashed six counts in the indictment, including three against Trump, but left in place other counts—including 10 facing Trump—and said prosecutors could seek a new indictment to try to reinstate the ones he dismissed.

By Kate Brumback and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press

5 minute read

March 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online

UPDATED: McAfee Says He Will Rule Within 2 Weeks on Bid to Remove Fulton DA From Trump Case

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and other defendants say the DA paid the special prosecutor large sums for his work and then improperly benefited when he paid for vacations for the two of them.

By Kate Brumback and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press

6 minute read

February 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online

2ND UPDATE: Ex-Law Partner Is Evasive as Attorneys Press for Details on Willis and Wade's Romance in Trump Case

Special prosecutor Nathan Wade's former law partner and onetime divorce attorney, Terrence Bradley, cited attorney-client privilege in refusing to answer most questions during an extraordinary two-day evidentiary hearing earlier this month that thrust the prosecutors' private lives into the spotlight. But Judge Scott McAfee said some of Bradley's communications with Wade were not subject to privilege, according to multiple attorneys.

By Kate Brumback and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press

6 minute read

February 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Willis Case Ensnared in Legal Arguments Over Alleged Romantic Relationship

Wade's former law partner and divorce attorney, Terrence Bradley, repeatedly refused to answer certain questions.

By Kate Brumback, Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker

6 minute read

February 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online

UPDATE: Barnes, Willis's Father Testify as McAfee Weighs Fulton DA Disqualification in Trump Case

The testimony came in a hearing that could determine whether the Fulton County DA should be removed from the case accusing former President Donald Trump and others of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.

By Kate Brumback and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press

6 minute read

February 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Willis Hits Back at Misconduct Claims in Trump Case

The testimony came in a hearing that could determine whether the Fulton County DA should be removed from the case accusing former President Donald Trump and others of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.

By Kate Brumback and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press

6 minute read

January 23, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Testy Encounters Between Lawyers and Judges a Defining Feature of Trump's Court Cases so Far

Former President Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from a courtroom last week by a judge angry over the former president's behavior in a defamation…

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael R. Sisak | The Associated Press

7 minute read


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