October 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Deputy Shoots, Kills Black Man Who Spent 16 Years in Prison on Wrongful ConvictionThe Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is reviewing the shooting, identified the man as Leonard Allen Cure, 53. Cure had been represented in his exoneration case by the Innocence Project of Florida. The group's executive director, Seth Miller, said he was devastated by news of the death, which he heard from Cure's family.
By The Associated Press
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October 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Slave Descendants Sue to Fight Zoning Changes They Say Threaten Their Island Homes Off Georgia CoastThe civil lawsuit was filed in McIntosh County Superior Court a month after elected county commissioners voted to double the size of houses allowed in Hogg Hummock, where a few dozen people live in modest homes along dirt roads on largely unspoiled Sapelo Island. Black residents fear larger homes in the community will lead to property tax increases that they won't be able to afford.
By Russ Bynum | The Associated Press
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October 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Lawyers and Judge Hash Out Juror Questions for Powell and Chesebro Trial in Georgia Election CaseLawyers for Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro met with prosecutors and the judge overseeing the case to hash out what will be asked on a lengthy questionnaire when the first group of 450 prospective jurors arrives at the courthouse on Friday.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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October 16, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Stoneman Douglas High Shooting Site Visited One Last Time by Lawmakers and EducatorsAuthorities told WPLG-TV that Saturday was the last day for people to tour the building, which has been preserved as evidence by the Broward Sheriff's Office.
By Associated Press
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October 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online
South Carolina Man Convicted of Turtle Smuggling Charged With Turtle Abuse in GeorgiaBibb County sheriff's deputies arrested and jailed Steven Verren Baker, 43, of Holly Hill, South Carolina, on Tuesday and charged him with 15 felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals.
By The Associated Press
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October 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Supreme Court Avoids Disaster When Chunk of Ga. Marble Falls in Courtyard Used by JusticesThe incident, which the court still fails to acknowledge publicly, took place in the tense spring of 2022, as the court already was dealing with death threats and other security concerns and the justices were putting the final touches on their stunning decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
By Mark Sherman | The Associated Press
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October 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Federal Judge Declines to Block Parts of Ga. Election Law While Legal Challenges Play OutThe lawsuits assert that parts of the law deny Black voters equal access to voting and violate the U.S. Constitution and the federal Voting Rights Act.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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October 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Ga. High Court Reverses Dismissal of Murder Charges Against Ex-Jailers in Detainee DeathAntonio May, 32, died on Sept. 11, 2018, after the officers beat and pepper-sprayed him and repeatedly used a stun gun on him, the unanimous Georgia Supreme Court opinion released Wednesday says. They were each indicted on charges including felony murder.
By The Associated Press
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October 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Citing Trump's Online Attacks, U.S. Prosecutors Seek Protections for Potential Jurors in Election CaseSpecial counsel Jack Smith's team wants U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to issue a written questionnaire to help the two sides choose potential jurors in the case accusing the former Republican president of illegally plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. But it also would give lawyers early access to the identities of possible jurors.
By Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press
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October 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Environmental Groups Ask EPA to Intervene in an Ala. Water System They Say Is Plagued by LeaksThe petition was filed Monday by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the We Matter Eight Mile Community Association, a community-based organization that advocates for safe and affordable drinking water in Prichard, and more than 20 environmental justice and faith-based groups.
By The Associated Press
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