August 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online
A Year Later, Sprawling Fulton Election Interference Case Against Trump Has StalledThe 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
Ga. Court of Appeals Won't Hear Arguments on Fani Willis' Role in Georgia Trump Case Until After ElectionThe 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
High Court Passes on Case of Georgia Man on Death Row Who Says Black Jurors Were Wrongly PurgedThe 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
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July 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Atlanta City Council Approves Settlement of $2M for Students Pulled From Car During 2020 ProtestsThe 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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July 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Rapper Young Thug's Trial on Hold as Defense Tries to Get Fulton Judge Removed From CaseLawyers for the rapper and several other defendants had filed motions seeking the recusal of Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville after he held a meeting with prosecutors and a prosecution witness at which defendants and defense attorneys were not present.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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June 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Court of Appeals Says Woman Who Argues Mental Illness Caused Crash Can Use Insanity DefenseThat the woman caused the fatal DeKalb County crash was not in dispute, but defense lawyers and prosecutors disagreed on what arguments should be allowed at trial.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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June 24, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Georgia Law That Limits Many People or Groups to Posting 3 Bonds a YearThe measure comes amid conservative efforts to restrict community bail funds, which were used to post bond for people involved in 2020 protests against racial injustice and, more recently, to free those jailed while protesting a new public safety training center being built near Atlanta.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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June 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Prosecutors in Georgia Election Case Against Trump Seek to Keep Fulton DA on the CaseIn the motion to dismiss filed Wednesday with the Georgia Court of Appeals, prosecutors said there is not sufficient evidence to support reversing the lower court's order.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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June 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Court of Appeals Might Hear Arguments Before Election on Fulton DA's Role in Trump Election CaseThe court on Monday docketed the appeals filed by nine defendants in the case, and said that "if oral argument is requested and granted" it is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 4.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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May 22, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Fulton DA Defeats Primary Challenger; Trump Election Case Judge Keeps SeatFulton County Judge Scott McAfee won the nonpartisan election to keep his seat, while DA Fani Willis faces an opponent in the general election.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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