March 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Wade Resigns From Georgia Election CaseFani Willis accepted Wade's resignation, effective immediately. She complimented Wade's "professionalism and dignity."
By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
6 minute read
August 31, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Gay Couple's Child Born in England Is a US Citizen, Says Atlanta Federal JudgeThe State Department, which has appealed similar orders in other cases, is aware of the ruling and is reviewing it with the Department of Justice, according to an an agency spokesperson.
By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
4 minute read
March 02, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Sumter County Judge Rules Against Activists in Ballot Secrecy SuitActivists said Georgia's new voting machines' large, bright, vertical touchscreens and large font allow other people in the room to see a voter's selections.
By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
4 minute read
July 28, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Judge Weighs Ordering Switch of Georgia's 'Archaic' Voting SystemLawyers for state election officials argued that the state is in the process of implementing a new system, and it would be too costly, burdensome and chaotic to use an interim system for elections this fall.
By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
5 minute read
July 26, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Judge Hears Arguments in Georgia Voting Machine CasePlaintiffs are asking U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg to order the state to immediately stop using the current system, which they fear would be used in 2020 if a new system isn't implemented in time.
By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
5 minute read
March 04, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Group Protests 'Pay-or-Jail' Sentences in AtlantaThe sentences "are not only unconstitutional, they undermine the integrity of Atlanta's criminal legal system," the letter from Southern Center for Human Rights attorney Sarah Geraghty says.
By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
3 minute read
December 20, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Lawsuit: Catholic Church Suppressed Abuse Reports in GeorgiaThe lawsuit, filed by a man identified under the pseudonym Phillip Doe says he was an altar boy at Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in Dalton from age 12 to 15 and was sexually molested by a priest who has since died.
By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
5 minute read
November 16, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Abrams Prepares Push for New Georgia Governor VoteThe Democrat's long-shot strategy relies on a statute that's never been used in such a high-stakes contest.
By Bill Barrow and Kate Brumback, Associated Press
7 minute read
November 08, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Kemp Resigns as Secretary of State as Hearing Begins on Suit Challenging His Election DutiesThe announcement came during a hearing before Judge Billy Ray of the U.S. District Court concerning a suit brought by five voters late Tuesday afternoon asking for Kemp to be blocked from involvement in presiding over an election in which he is a participant.
By Bill Barrow and Kate Brumback, Associated Press
2 minute read
November 05, 2018 | Daily Report Online
11th Circuit Wrestles With Release of Alabama Execution DetailsThe panel of judges grilled the lawyer for the state, but one judge cautioned the lawyer for the news media not to take the harsh questioning of the state as an indication that her side had a leg up.
By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
4 minute read