Associated Press

September 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The filings are part of the legal maneuvering as Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis seeks to try all 19 defendants together starting next month. Most of the defendants have sought to separate their cases from some or all of the others.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

4 minute read

September 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro had filed demands for a speedy trial, and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had set their trial to begin Oct. 23. Trump and other defendants had asked to be tried separately from Powell and Chesebro, with some saying they could not be ready by the late October trial date.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

4 minute read

September 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online

On Tuesday, the McIntosh County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to weaken zoning restrictions the county adopted nearly three decades ago with the stated intent to help Hogg Hummock's 30 to 50 residents hold on to their land.

By Russ Bynum | The Associated Press

5 minute read

September 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Holding several lengthy trials instead would "create an enormous strain on the judicial resources" of the county superior court and would randomly favor the defendants tried later, who would have the advantage of seeing the state's evidence and arguments ahead of time, prosecutors wrote.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

4 minute read

September 12, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Despite losing at the Supreme Court earlier this year in the long-running redistricting case, Alabama is pursuing another appeal, hoping for a different result with the most recent GOP version of the map.

By Kim Chandler | The Associated Press

4 minute read

September 12, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' decision to seek charges against 19 people, as opposed to the 39 suggested to her, was likely a combination of factors, from constitutional protections to streamlining her case against other defendants.

By Meg Kinnard and Kate Brumback / The Associated Press

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September 11, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Opening arguments are expected Oct. 2 in the trial over a lawsuit filed against former President Donald Trump and his family business by New York Attorney General Letitia James. In the suit, James has said Trump deceived lenders, potential business associates and others by chronically exaggerating the value of his real estate holdings.

By Associated Press

2 minute read

September 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones in Atlanta wrote in a 49-page ruling that Meadows "has not met even the 'quite low' threshold" to move his case to federal court, noting that the question was whether the actions at issue were related to his role as a federal official.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

5 minute read

September 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The letter from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee and a close ally of Trump's, came in response to one he sent last month expressing concerns about the motivations behind her investigation and demanding that she provide certain documents by Thursday.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

5 minute read

September 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The nine-page report showed jurors recommended charges against 39 people, compared to the 18 who were charged along with former President Donald Trump. The names of those not indicted included Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, former U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue of Georgia and former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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