November 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Judge Rejects GOP Lawsuit Trying to Block Counties From Accepting Hand-Returned Mail BallotsThe Trump campaign, the RNC and the Georgia Republican Party said in a statement Saturday night that they sent letters to six counties demanding that all ballots received after Friday be kept separate from other ballots, saying they intend to sue over the issue.
By Kate Brumback and Jeff Amy | The Associated Press
3 minute read
November 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Cobb County Says Over 3K Absentee Ballots Mailed Late, Just Days Before ElectionTo deliver the ballots on time, election officials were using U.S. Postal Service express mail and UPS overnight delivery and sending the ballots with prepaid express return envelopes.
By The Associated Press
2 minute read
November 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Rapper Young Thug Is a Free Man. Here Are Things to Know About His Plea.Prosecutors had been negotiating with the artist's lawyers to try to reach a deal that would end his participation in the long-running trial. But those efforts stalled when the two sides disagreed on conditions.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
8 minute read
November 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Ga. High Court Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Protests at State CapitolJustice John Ellington wrote in the opinion that the allegations in the lawsuit were not sufficient to support a declaration that the law "is facially unconstitutionally overbroad or vague under Georgia law." A concurrence was written by Justice Nels Peterson.
By The Associated Press
3 minute read
October 31, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Rapper Young Thug Pleads Guilty to Gang, Drug and Gun ChargesYoung Thug's plea comes nearly a year after the prosecution began presenting evidence in the problem-plagued trial. Jury selection at the courthouse in Atlanta began in January 2023 and took nearly 10 months.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
5 minute read
October 31, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Lawyers, the Rule of Law and Taking a StandFascism is not some facile epithet; it is a description of a form of government that is the very antithesis of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, the Reconstruction Amendments, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
By Michael Kenny
4 minute read
October 30, 2024 | Daily Report Online
How My Legal Career Unexpectedly Led Me to Become an Advocate for Domestic Violence Victims and SurvivorsEmployers can be an important part of a victim's path to safety.
By Rob Schnitz
6 minute read
October 29, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Prosecutor Who Brought Election Case Against Trump Faces Rare Republican ChallengerFulton County, home to about 11% of the state's electorate, is a Democratic stronghold where no Republican has even run for district attorney since 2000.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
5 minute read
October 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Appeals Court in Crucial Georgia Won't Expedite Case on Election CertificationThe decision means that a Fulton County judge's order will almost certainly remain in effect through the deadline for county officials to certify results, which this year falls on Nov. 12.
By Kate Brumback
2 minute read
October 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Mediating False Claims Act Cases: Issues for Attorneys to Keep in MindChoosing mediation, with a mediator who has experience with FCA cases, can help expedite a settlement that all the parties agree to. This can let the parties get back to their careers, businesses and their lives.
By Trevor Howell
7 minute read
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