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Associated Press

June 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Ga. Court of Appeals Says Woman Who Argues Mental Illness Caused Crash Can Use Insanity Defense

That the woman caused the fatal DeKalb County crash was not in dispute, but defense lawyers and prosecutors disagreed on what arguments should be allowed at trial.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

5 minute read

June 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Co-Funder of Embattled Venture Capital Firm Fearless Fund Steps Down as COO

The announcement came about three weeks after a federal appeals court panel ordered the suspension of a grant contest for Black women business owners run by the Fearless Fund's foundation arm.

By Alexandra Olson | The Associated Press

3 minute read

June 24, 2024 | Daily Report Online

SCOTUS Won't Hear Case Claiming Discrimination in Georgia PSC Elections

The high court on Monday rejected claims that the power of Black voters was illegally diluted because the five commissioners are elected statewide.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

3 minute read

June 24, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Georgia Law That Limits Many People or Groups to Posting 3 Bonds a Year

The measure comes amid conservative efforts to restrict community bail funds, which were used to post bond for people involved in 2020 protests against racial injustice and, more recently, to free those jailed while protesting a new public safety training center being built near Atlanta.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

4 minute read

June 20, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Ala. Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Fulton Prosecutor, Sheriff Over Trump Election Case

"I didn't knowingly know I was threatening anybody," he told a federal magistrate in Atlanta. "To me, it was a warning."

By The Associated Press

3 minute read

June 20, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Carr Indicts Hall County Solicitor General Accused of Stealing Public Funds

Marissa Goldberg of Findling Law Firm, Woodard's lawyer, reportedly told Senior Judge David Emerson that the charges are based on accounting errors and are unmerited.

By The Associated Press

4 minute read

June 18, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Ga. Father Freed From Prison 10 Years After Son Dies in Hot Car, Leading to Murder Case

Justin Ross Harris' 2016 conviction on eight counts including malice murder in the death of his 22-month-old son was overturned by the Supreme Court of Georgia but upheld on three sex crimes.

By The Associated Press

3 minute read

June 18, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Les Miles Sues LSU, NCAA and College Football Hall of Fame Over 37 Vacated Victories

The federal lawsuit filed Monday in the Middle District of Louisiana alleges LSU never gave the 2007 championship-winning coach a chance to be heard before altering his career record enough to disqualify him for the Atlanta-based College Football Hall of Fame.

By The Associated Press

3 minute read

June 17, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Federal Rules to Accommodate Abortions for Workers

District Judge D.P. Marshall Jr. of the Eastern District of Arkansas denied the request from 17 states, including Georgia, for a nationwide preliminary injunction on federal rules which are scheduled to go into effect on Tuesday.

By Claire Savage and Alexandra Olson | The Associated Press

4 minute read

June 17, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Couples Ask Judge to Find Ala. Law That Provides Legal Immunity to IVF Providers Unconstitutional

"Bottom line: IVF healthcare professionals should bear liability for medical negligence under the Alabama Medical Liability Act just like all other healthcare professionals," lawyers for two of the couples wrote in a motion filed last week.

By The Associated Press

3 minute read