July 15, 2022 | Daily Report Online
Fulton DA Considers Seeking Trump Testimony in 2020 ProbeFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has confirmed that the investigation's scope includes a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call between Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
By Eric Tucker and Kate Brumback
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December 06, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Election Workers Sue Conservative Site Over Fraud ClaimsAmong other things, the Fulton County suit says a "campaign of lies" led to online and in-person harassment against the two women.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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October 05, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Kemp Suspends Indicted Chattahoochee Circuit DAMonday's executive order suspended Chattahoochee Circuit District Attorney Mark Jones until his case is resolved or the end of his term of office, whichever comes first. Jones has been accused of trying to influence a police officer's testimony, offering bribes to prosecutors in his office and trying to influence and prevent the testimony of a crime victim.
By KATE BRUMBACK | The Associated Press
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September 30, 2021 | Daily Report Online
11th Circuit Says Alpharetta Can Ban Rebel Flag in Veterans ParadeU.S. District Judge William Ray in June 2020 ruled in favor of the city, finding that the parade amounted to government speech. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard arguments in the case on Friday and on Tuesday issued an opinion upholding Ray's ruling.
By KATE BRUMBACK | The Associated Press
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September 23, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Governor Taps Panel to Advise if Indicted Prosecutor Should Be SuspendedTo review the case, the governor appointed Harold Melton, who stepped down as Georgia Supreme Court chief justice in July, as well as South Georgia Judicial Circuit District Attorney Joe Mulholland and Cherokee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Samir Patel.
By KATE BRUMBACK | The Associated Press
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August 13, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Voting Technology Experts Say False Claims on Machines Obscure Real FlawsIn declarations submitted as part of a federal case in Atlanta, one wrote that he had identified vulnerabilities that attackers could exploit in Georgia's current voting technology.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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July 07, 2021 | Daily Report Online
District Judge Declines to Block Parts of Ga. Election LawElection integrity activists had asked District Judge J.P. Boulee to prohibit the state from enforcing sections of the new law that have to do with observation of elections,
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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July 02, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Federal Judge Hears Arguments Over New Ga. Election LawThe district judge in Atlanta, who is overseeing all eight of the lawsuits challenging the law, heard arguments on a request for an emergency temporary hold on certain parts of the law..
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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June 07, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Parents of 8-Year-Old Girl Killed in Atlanta Sue CityThe suit filed Monday in Fulton County State Court says that violent, armed vigilantes mixed in among the peaceful protesters who gathered several weeks after the police slaying of Rayshard Brooks at a nearby Wendy's fast-food restaurant.
By Kate Brumback
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May 18, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Lawyers Say Detainees in Ga. Jail Are Being Denied PensThe "unprecedented policy" keeps people held in the jail from being able to communicate confidentially with their lawyers by mail and makes it difficult for the lawyers to gather necessary information from their clients, the filing says.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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