Eden Landow

March 29, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Trump and other defendants had tried to get Willis and her office tossed off the case, saying her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade created a conflict of interest. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee earlier this month found that there was not a conflict of interest that should force Willis off the case but said that the prosecution was "encumbered by an appearance of impropriety."

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

5 minute read

March 29, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"The law is tricky—sometimes bad actors get special immunity from laws that we all agree should be followed," an Atlanta attorney writes.

By Brian J. Sutherland

2 minute read

March 29, 2024 | Daily Report Online

On the last day of the 2024 General Assembly, Georgia's lawmakers worked past midnight to complete their session.

By The Associated Press

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March 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys for the South Carolina attorney who was convicted of murder made the request in a court filing Thursday after federal prosecutors asked a judge earlier this week to keep the statements secret. They argued that Murdaugh wasn't telling the truth and that his plea deal on theft and other charges should be thrown out at a sentencing hearing scheduled for Monday.

By Jeffrey Collins | The Associated Press

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March 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online

A member of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation's Legislative Watch team writes that, by automating the sealing of first-offender case records, House Bill 909 removes judicial discretion and hides from Georgians those first-offender cases where public interest should prevail.

By Jessica Cooper

5 minute read

March 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The former president's lawyers made First Amendment arguments, while a former Georgia GOP chairman and lawmaker sought to remove three phrases from his indictment.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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March 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys for the man had asked the Alabama Supreme Court to deny the execution date request while they pursue a pending claim of prosecutorial misconduct in the case. The state, which carried out the nation's first execution by nitrogen gas earlier this year, says it plans to put him to death by lethal injection.

By Kim Chandler | The Associated Press

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March 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Prosecutors want a judge to revoke their end of a plea deal with the convicted attorney on theft and other charges and order him to the maximum of well over 100 years in prison when he is sentenced in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday.

By Jeffrey Collins | The Associated Press

4 minute read

March 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online

A panel heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that followed a national outcry over the Black man's killing. The appellants' lawyers argued that evidence of past racist comments they made didn't prove a racist intent to harm.

By Kate Brumback and Russ Bynum | The Associated Press

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March 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigations into allegations of jury tampering and misuse of office are active and ongoing, a spokesperson said Monday.

By The Associated Press

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