May 25, 2023 | Daily Report Online
N.C. Gerrymander Ruling Gives Electoral Gift to GOP in CongressWhile Democrats only need to flip five GOP seats overall to regain control, experts say the state Supreme Court decision means four Democratic incumbents in the state — three of them first-term members — are vulnerable.
By Gary D. Robertson | The Associated Press
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May 25, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Trump's Freewheeling, Stream-of-Consciousness Speaking Style Draws Legal Attention Amid ProbesIn a March interview on Fox News Channel, the Republican former president said he had "the right to take" classified documents with him to his Florida resort and wouldn't say he hadn't looked at the records since leaving office. During a CNN town hall this month, he said he told a Georgia elections official "you owe me" votes in the 2020 election.
By Trenton Daniel and Eric Tucker |The Associated Press
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May 25, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Ex-Officer Charged in Atlanta-Area Police Dog AttackA Fulton County grand jury on Tuesday returned an indictment against former Alpharetta police officer Michael James Esposito. He's charged with three crimes related to an incident in which Travis Moya was seriously injured in July 2021.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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May 25, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Family of Ga. Woman Who Died After Falling From Moving Patrol Car Files Wrongful Death LawsuitThe deputies who put Brianna Grier in the back of a patrol car to take her to the Hancock County Sheriff's Office failed to close the rear passenger-side door before driving away, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation found. The 28-year-old woman suffered brain trauma when she hit her head in the July 15 fall and was in a coma until she died July 21 at an Atlanta hospital, her family said.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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May 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Autopsy Finds 'Severe Neglect' to Blame for Man's Death in Bedbug-Infested Ga. Jail Cell"[Lashawn] Thompson was neglected to death," says the autopsy report written by Dr. Roger A. Mitchell Jr., a former chief medical examiner in Washington, D.C.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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May 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Georgia School District's Book Bans May Break Civil Rights Law, Federal Officials WarnAfter the U.S. Department of Education found that the Forsyth County school district's decision to remove some books from its libraries may have created a hostile environment that violated federal laws against race and sex discrimination, the district settled the complaint.
By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press
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May 22, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Chinese Citizens Sue Over New Law Blocking the Buying of PropertyThe law applies to land near military installations and other "critical infrastructure" and also affects citizens of Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea. But Chinese citizens face the harshest restrictions.
By Associated Press
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May 22, 2023 | Daily Report Online
11th Circuit: Alabama Can't Execute Intellectually Disabled InmateJoseph Clifton Smith, 52, was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1997 beating death of Durk Van Dam. Van Dam died as a result of 35 blunt-force injuries to his body, according to testimony from a forensic pathologist.
By The Associated Press
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May 22, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Democrats Retain Pennsylvania House MajorityDemocrats maintained their narrow Pennsylvania House majority May 16 by winning a special election and along with it continued control over how the chamber will handle abortion, gun rights and election law legislation.
By Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press
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May 21, 2023 | Daily Business Review
New College of Florida Students Attend 'Alternative Commencement'New College has long been known for its progressive thought and creative course offerings that don't use traditional grades.
By Associated Press
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