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Associated Press

Associated Press

July 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Georgia's Top Court Rejects Trump Attempt to Thwart Prosecutor in 2020 Election Probe

The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously shot down a petition that Trump's attorneys filed last week asking the court to intervene. Trump's legal team argued that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office should be barred from seeking charges and that a special grand jury report that is part of the inquiry should be thrown out.

By Russ Bynum / The Associated Press

3 minute read

July 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Athletics, Jalen Carter Sued by Passenger in Fatal Crash of Bulldogs Player, Staffer

Victoria S. Bowles' lawsuit filed Wednesday in Gwinnett County State Court accuses the UGA Athletics Association of negligent entrustment of fellow recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy and states that the association was aware that she had at least two "super speeder" violations among four speeding tickets prior to the crash.

By The Associated Press

3 minute read

July 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Justice Department to Investigate Fulton County Jail Conditions

Investigators will look at living conditions, access to medical and mental health care, use of excessive force by staff and conditions that may give rise to violence between people held in Fulton County's jails, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said.

By Kate Brumback / The Associated Press

4 minute read

July 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Fulton Seats Grand Jury That Could Decide Whether Trump Is Charged Over Georgia's 2020 Election

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been investigating since shortly after Republican Donald Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in early 2021 and suggested the state's top elections official could help him "find 11,780 votes," just enough needed to beat Democrat Joe Biden.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

6 minute read

July 10, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Man Suspected of Shooting Gwinnett Prosecutor's Investigator Arrested

Initial information indicated the investigator with the Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office was not on duty at the time and a motive for the shooting was not yet known, Sgt. Michele Pihera, a county police spokeswoman, said.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

July 10, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's Mail-In Voting Law Is Upheld, Again

A Pennsylvania state court on June 27 rejected the latest Republican effort to throw out the presidential battleground state's broad mail-in voting law that has become a GOP target following former President Donald Trump's baseless claims about election fraud.

By Marc Levy, The Associated Press

2 minute read

July 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Asian Americans Say They Feel Particularly Targeted by New Laws Criminalizing Those Who Assist Voters

Florida is one of at least six states, including Georgia and Texas, where Republicans have enacted voting rules since 2021 that created or boosted criminal penalties and fines for individuals and groups that assist voters. Several of those laws are also facing legal challenges.

By Ayanna Alexander | The Associated Press

6 minute read

July 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Lawsuit in Florida Claims Republican Lawmaker Sexually Harassed Aide and Intern

The two staffers said Republican Rep. Fabian Basabe repeatedly talked about sex with them and showed them a photo of a naked man on his phone.

By Associated Press

2 minute read

July 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Wood Gives Up Law License as States Weigh Disciplining Him

On Tuesday, Wood asked officials in his home state of Georgia to "retire" his law license in light of "disciplinary proceedings pending against me."

By Meg Kinnard | The Associated Press

3 minute read

July 05, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Former South Florida Police Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud

A former Miami-Dade police officer pleaded guilty to wire fraud in Miami federal court and faces up to 20 years in prison at a sentencing hearing scheduled for Sept. 25, according to court documents.

By Associated Press

2 minute read