May 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Court Case Over Fatal Car Crash Raises Issues of Mental Health, Criminal LiabilityThe Georgia Court of Appeals, which is set to hear arguments in the case Wednesday, will decide whether a woman's lawyers can use an insanity defense at trial and, if so, whether the state can try to prove that she wasn't taking her medication.
By Kenya Hunter and Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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April 26, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Several Defendants in States' Election Obstruction Cases Are Still in PoliticsHere's a look at the sprawling web of allegations, criminal charges and references to people in Trump's orbit as unindicted co-conspirators.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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April 11, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Prosecutor to Decide if Georgia Lieutenant Governor Should Be Charged in Election-Meddling CaseThe Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia announced Thursday that its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will handle the matter.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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April 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Updated: McAfee Rejects Trump's First Amendment Challenge to Fulton Indictment in Election Case"Even core political speech addressing matters of public concern is not impenetrable from prosecution if allegedly used to further criminal activity," the judge wrote.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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March 29, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Trump Asks Court of Appeals to Review Ruling Allowing Fulton DA to Stay on Ga. Election CaseTrump and other defendants had tried to get Willis and her office tossed off the case, saying her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade created a conflict of interest. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee earlier this month found that there was not a conflict of interest that should force Willis off the case but said that the prosecution was "encumbered by an appearance of impropriety."
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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March 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Updated: McAfee Hears Pretrial Motions in Ga. Election Interference Case; Trump Team Cites First AmendmentThe former president's lawyers made First Amendment arguments, while a former Georgia GOP chairman and lawmaker sought to remove three phrases from his indictment.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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March 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Update: Arbery's Killers Ask 11th Circuit to Overturn Hate Crime ConvictionsA panel heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that followed a national outcry over the Black man's killing. The appellants' lawyers argued that evidence of past racist comments they made didn't prove a racist intent to harm.
By Kate Brumback and Russ Bynum | The Associated Press
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March 19, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Trump Seeks to Appeal Decision Not to Disqualify Fulton DA From Ga. Election CaseThe filing asks Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to grant a certificate that would allow his decision to be reviewed by the Georgia Court of Appeals.
By Kate Brumback and Sudhin Thanawala | The Associated Press
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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
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March 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online
UPDATED: McAfee Orders Willis to Step Aside or Remove WadeJudge Scott McAfee said he found the "allegations and evidence legally insufficient to support a finding of an actual conflict of interest." However, he found there remains an "appearance of impropriety."
By Kate Brumback and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press
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