Kate Brumback Associated Press

Kate Brumback Associated Press

March 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Wade Resigns From Georgia Election Case

Fani 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 Judge

The 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 Suit

Activists 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 System

Lawyers 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 Case

Plaintiffs 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 Atlanta

The 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 Georgia

The 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 Vote

The 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 Duties

The 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 Details

The 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