Kate Brumback

September 30, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The Republican majority on the State Election Board—made up of three members praised by name by former President Donald Trump at a recent rally—voted to approve the rules last month. Democrats filed a legal challenge and argue the rules could be used "to upend the statutorily required process for certifying election results in Georgia." A bench trial is set to begin Tuesday before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

5 minute read

September 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The State Election Board has been besieged by critics in recent months as it considers new rules, many of them proposed by Trump allies that opponents say could erode public confidence in the election results.

By Jeff Amy and Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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September 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Before the Chrisleys became reality television stars, they and a former business partner submitted false documents to banks in the Atlanta area to obtain fraudulent loans, prosecutors said during their trial.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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September 14, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Jones was one of 16 state Republicans who met at the Georgia Capitol in December 2020 to sign a certificate stating that Trump had won Georgia and declaring themselves the state's "duly elected and qualified" electors even though Democrat Joe Biden had been declared the state's winner.

By Kate Brumback and Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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September 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The Republican-led committee was formed to look into allegations of "misconduct" against the elected Democrat, with regard to her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others over their efforts to overturn the 2020 election loss in Georgia.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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August 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Republican allies of former President Donald Trump argue the rules just reinforce a county election board's existing duty to thoroughly examine election results, noting each board member must swear an oath to compile "true and perfect" results.

By Jeff Amy and Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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August 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The DA's team notched some early victories in the case, but explosive allegations raised by one of Trump's co-defendants early this year have caused a delay and could even derail the prosecution.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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July 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The appeal is to be decided by a three-judge panel of the intermediate appeals court, which will then have until mid-March to rule.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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July 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The condemned man's lawyers say the prosecutor in his case violated the Batson rule and ranted against it when trial attorneys raised concerns during jury selection that he was striking Black jurors because of their race.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

5 minute read

July 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online

The City Council on Monday voted 13-1 to approve the payment to settle a federal lawsuit filed in June 2021 argued that police had no justification for pulling two students from their car and shocking them.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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