Kate Brumback

Kate Brumback

December 19, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Appeals Court Removes Fulton DA From Georgia Election Case Against Trump, Others

The new ruling means it will be up to the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia to find another prosecutor to take over the case and to decide whether to continue to pursue it, though that could be delayed if Willis decides to appeal to the state Supreme Court.

By Kate Brumback

6 minute read

December 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Trump Seeks to Have Georgia Election Case Dismissed, Cites Presidential Immunity

Also, former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in the case, asked a court to invalidate that plea. Chesebro was one of four people to plead guilty in the case in the months following the indictment.

By Kate Brumback

4 minute read

December 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Venezuelan Man Convicted in Laken Riley's Killing Asks for a New Trial

The filing says the verdict is “contrary to law” and “contrary to the evidence,” and that the court “committed other errors of law that necessitate a new trial."

By Kate Brumback

2 minute read

December 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Fulton Judge Weighs Whether to Order Fani Willis to Comply With Lawmakers' Subpoenas Over Trump Case

The committee was formed earlier this year to examine allegations of “various forms of misconduct” by Willis, an elected Democrat, during her prosecution of Trump and others over their efforts to overturn the former president’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.

By Kate Brumback

5 minute read

November 19, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Appeals Court Cancels Hearing in Election Interference Case Against Trump

Arguments had been set for Dec. 5, but in a one-line order with no further explanation, the appeals court said that hearing “is hereby canceled until further order of this Court.”

By Kate Brumback

3 minute read

November 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Killing Ga. Nursing Student Laken Riley

The killing added fuel to the national debate over immigration when federal authorities said the defendant illegally entered the U.S. in 2022 and was allowed to stay to pursue his immigration case.

By Kate Brumback

5 minute read

November 14, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Justice Department Says Fulton County Jail Conditions Violate Detainee Rights

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office doesn't adequately protect jail detainees from violence by other detainees, including stabbings, sexual abuse and killings, federal officials contend in a lengthy report

By Kate Brumback

6 minute read

November 06, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Fulton Reelects Willis as DA Amid Ongoing 2020 Election Case Against Trump

The Democratic incumbent defeated Republican challenger Courtney Kramer, who had interned in the White House counsel's office during the Trump presidency.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

3 minute read

November 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Judge Rejects GOP Lawsuit Trying to Block Counties From Accepting Hand-Returned Mail Ballots

The 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

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