December 18, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Family of 'Cop City' Activist Killed by Ga. Troopers Files Federal LawsuitFamily says state troopers used excessive force against the 26-year-old when they fired pepper balls into the protester’s tent after Paez Terán refused to leave on the morning of Jan. 18, 2023. Authorities said Paez Terán then shot at the troopers from inside the tent, wounding one of them and prompting the troopers to return fire, killing the activist.
By Charlotte Kramon
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October 17, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Republicans Challenge More Than 63K Voters in Georgia, but Few Removed, AP FindsThose who allege Georgia's voting rolls are bloated with ineligible voters are trying to change that, filing lawsuits and pushing the State Election Board to order counties to do more.
By Jeff Amy and Charlotte Kramon | The Associated Press
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August 20, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Democrats, Others Seek to Toss Kennedy Off November Ballot in Georgia, New YorkIn New York on Monday, a trial opened in suburban Long Island in another lawsuit challenging Kennedy's place on the state's presidential ballot in November. In Georgia, challengers argue that, because Kennedy used the New York address, his petitions should be voided.
By Jeff Amy and Charlotte Kramon | The Associated Press
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August 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Property Owners Battle Railroad Company as Eminent Domain Case Chugs OnAfter three days of hearings in November, an officer for the Georgia Public Service Commission granted Sandersville Railroad Co.'s request to legally condemn nine properties in Sparta, Georgia. The commission's decision to adopt or reject the officer's recommendation could affect property law nationwide.
By Charlotte Kramon | The Associated Press
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July 26, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Lawsuit: Man Dies at 27 From Heat Exposure at a Ga. PrisonThe Department of Corrections reported that he died of natural causes, Jeff Filipovits, one of Norma Bibiano's attorneys, said at a news conference in Decatur.
By Charlotte Kramon | The Associated Press/Report for America
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