Jonathan Ringel is managing editor of the Daily Report, the ALM newspaper in Atlanta. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @jonathanringel
January 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Arrested Lawyer Bragged of 'Hostile Takeover' of Capitol, FBI Says"We overran multiple police barricades and swarmed the building," wrote W. McCall Calhoun, according to an FBI affidavit. Calhoun is represented by the federal defender office in Macon.
By Jonathan Ringel
5 minute read
January 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer at Capitol Riots Is ArrestedCalhoun said this week he was motivated by a belief that the election had been "stolen," despite dozens of courts, election officials and even Trump's attorney general, Bill Barr, rejecting these theories.
By Jonathan Ringel
3 minute read
January 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online
COVID Hasn't Been a 'Vacation' for the Courts, Judge WritesIn Cobb County alone, over the past 10 months, we have held 7,508 civil hearings and closed 6,054 civil cases.
By Judge C. LaTain Kell
6 minute read
January 14, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Capitol Riots Showed Racial Inequities in PolicingImagine the carnage, bloodshed and mass arrests that would have resulted at the Capitol if a violent mob of Black rioters, bent on insurrection, stormed the Capitol building while Congress was in session.
By Sam Starks
6 minute read
January 14, 2021 | Daily Report Online
2021: Onward and Upward!Last year was terrible, but we can learn lessons about change and adapting.
By Jake Evans
5 minute read
January 13, 2021 | Daily Report Online
A Lawyer at the Capitol Riots Defends Himself as Some Call for DisbarmentAmericus lawyer said he did nothing wrong at the Capitol last week. The bar's general counsel says it "only has jurisdiction over lawyers in their professional lives, so the rules do not cover personal conduct, unless a member is convicted of a crime."
By Jonathan Ringel
6 minute read
January 11, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Trump's Words: Did They Incite a Riot or Create a Defense for the Rioters?It is ironic that President Donald J. Trump may not be prosecuted because of First Amendment protections, but those who did exactly what they thought he asked them to do will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
By Anthony L. Cochran
5 minute read
January 07, 2021 | Law.com
Georgia AG Rejects Claim That Trump's Dismissals Reflect a 'Settlement'Carr also claimed that Trump's lawyer violated a bar rule during Saturday's telephone call in which the president pressed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" enough votes for the president to prevail in Georgia, according to a recording of the call published by news outlets.
By Jonathan Ringel
5 minute read
January 07, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Listen to the BellsTruth and evidence matter in courts. And based on evidence and law, more than 60 courts and 90 judges have conclusively found that Trump's claims of voter fraud are baseless. That's the truth.
By Mike Kenny
4 minute read
January 06, 2021 | Daily Report Online
'Bush v. Gore' Drew Passionate Demonstrators; That's Not What I See TodayIn some countries, coups and juntas decided leadership disputes, but here in the United States we went to court to resolve problems.
By Jonathan Ringel
2 minute read