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September 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Moms for Liberty has been labeled an "extremist" organization by the Southern Poverty Law Center for allegedly harassing community members, advancing anti-LGBTQ+ misinformation and fighting to scrub diverse and inclusive material from lesson plans.

By Associated Press

2 minute read

September 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Murdaugh's lawyers filed court papers saying he deserves a new trial because elected Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill allegedly tampered with the jury that found him guilty earlier this year. Prosecutors have 10 days to respond.

By Jeffrey Collins | The Associated Press

6 minute read

September 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Since lawyers Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell have both filed speedy trial demands, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said their trial would begin Oct. 23, but he seemed skeptical of prosecutors' arguments that all 19 defendants could be tried together that soon.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

6 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys for the state had asked Judge Sarah Geraghty to vacate the preliminary injunction in light of the Alabama decision.

By Sudhin Thanawala | The Associated Press

3 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online

In the sweeping indictment, prosecutors allege the defendants are "militant anarchists" who have supported a violent movement that prosecutors trace to the widespread 2020 racial justice protests.

By R.J. Rico | The Associated Press

5 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had scheduled arraignment hearings for Wednesday for Meadows, former President Donald Trump and the other 17 people charged last month in a sprawling indictment. By midday Tuesday, all of the defendants had filed paperwork pleading not guilty in filings with the court and waived their rights to an arraignment hearing.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

3 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The trial beginning Tuesday is part of a wave of litigation progressing after the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year stood behind its interpretation of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting Alabama's challenge to the law.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

4 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online

In filing his not guilty plea with the court, the former New York mayor and Trump attorney also waived his right to appear at an arraignment hearing set for Sept. 6. He joins the former president and at least 10 others in forgoing a trip to Atlanta to appear before a judge in a packed courtroom with a news camera rolling.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

3 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Friday that a Whitfield County grand jury on Monday had indicted the former director and nurse at the Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center in Dalton, as well as three former guards.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Chad Stark, 55, of Leander, Texas, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of communicating interstate threats after he was accused of posting threatening messages on Craigslist about killing government officials in Georgia. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

By Christine Fernando | The Associated Press

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