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Associated Press

October 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Grant Program for Black Women Entrepreneurs Blocked by Eleventh Circuit

In a statement Sunday, the Atlanta-based Fearless Fund said it would comply with the order but remained confident of ultimately prevailing in the lawsuit.

By Alexandra Olson | The Associated Press

3 minute read

October 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Political Group Launches Ads Backing Kemp's Push to Limit Lawsuits

"For too long, Georgia tort laws have encouraged frivolous lawsuits that hamstring job creators, drive up insurance costs for families already struggling to make ends meet, undermine fairness in the courtroom, and make it harder to start, grow, and operate a small business," Cody Hall, the Hardworking Georgians group's executive director and Kemp's top political aide, said in a statement.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

3 minute read

October 02, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Attorneys for College Taken Over by DeSantis Allies Threaten to Sue 'Alternate' School

Alt New College says on its website that it was created to teach free and subsidized courses and to preserve the original educational philosophy of the school following the "hostile takeover" of New College of Florida earlier this year.

By Associated Press

2 minute read

September 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Ga. Judge Declines to Freeze Law to Discipline Prosecutor, Suggesting She Will Reject Challenge

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker on Friday denied a request for an injunction by four district attorneys who have sued to overturn the commission, arguing that it unconstitutionally infringes on their power.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

4 minute read

September 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Bail Bondsman Charged Alongside Trump in Ga. Becomes First Defendant to Take a Plea Deal

As part of the deal, Scott Hall will receive five years of probation and agreed to testify in further proceedings.

By Kate Brumback / The Associated Press

3 minute read

September 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Republicans Suspend State Senator Who Wants to Impeach DA for Indicting Trump

The caucus announced Thursday that it was indefinitely suspending state Sen. Colton Moore of Trenton, who represents a district in Georgia's northwest corner.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

4 minute read

September 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Trump Won't Try to Move Georgia Case to Federal Court After Judge Rejected Similar Bid by Meadows

The notice, filed in state court in Atlanta by Trump's defense attorney, expressed confidence in how Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee will handle the trial, but may have also reflected the difficulties that other defendants have had in trying to move their cases to federal court.

By Kate Brumback and Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

4 minute read

September 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Teen Testifies About Boy's Death and Firearms Training at New Mexico Compound

Details about the last moments of Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj's life were laid out in testimony Wednesday in a trial that centers on accusations of kidnapping and terrorism.

By Susan Montoya Bryan | The Associated Press

5 minute read

September 27, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Florida to Seek Death Penalty Against Man Accused of Murdering Lyft Drive

Mathew Flores is charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery for the Jan. 30 slaying of 74-year-old Gary Levin.

By Associated Press

2 minute read

September 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Murder Charges Dropped After Fight to Exonerate Georgia Man Who Spent 22 Years Behind Bars

The Floyd County judge dismissed the case at the request of the district attorney, who decided not to bring Joey Watkins to trial again after his initial conviction was vacated. The Georgia Innocence Project and other attorneys waged a lengthy fight to overturn the conviction.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read