R. Robin McDonald
Daily Report reporter R. Robin McDonald's journalism career includes stints as a staff writer at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Wichita Eagle, and The Anniston Star and as a trial tracker at CourtTV and CNN. She is the author of two true crime books -- Black Widow: The True Story of the Hilley Poisonings and Secrets Never Lie: The Death of Sara Tokars.
May 26, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Former Head of Wealth Management Firm Pleads GuiltyThe former president and chief operating officer of an investment and wealth management firm with offices in Atlanta has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud investors of more than $35 million, the U.S. Attorney in Atlanta announced Thursday.
By R. Robin McDonald
2 minute read
May 26, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Judge Says Prize Tennessee Walker Cannot Be Barred From Competition Without HearingA federal judge in Gainesville has granted a preliminary injunction to the owners of a champion Tennessee Walking Horse that prevents the horse—known widely as "the Secretariat of Tennessee Walking Horses"—from being disqualified from horse shows without a hearing.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
May 26, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Justice Department's Top Officials Speak at Georgia CommencementsThe U.S. Justice Department's two highest-ranking officials—both ground-breaking women—delivered commencement addresses in Georgia this month that included passionate and poignant calls for justice on the part of the graduating classes they addressed.
By R. Robin McDonald
7 minute read
May 23, 2016 | Daily Report Online
U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Georgia Death Penalty Conviction Due to Race-Based Juror SelectionThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday reversed the conviction of a Georgia black man sentenced to die for the murder of a white retired schoolteacher, saying that "the focus on race in the prosecution's file plainly demonstrates a concerted effort to keep black prospective jurors off the jury."
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
May 23, 2016 | Daily Report Online
U.S. Supreme Court Questions Prosecutors' Credibility In Ruling For Condemned Georgia InmateIn a decision reversing the 29-year-old murder conviction of a black Georgia death row inmate, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the court majority, questioned "the shifting explanations, the misrepresentations of the record, and the persistent focus on race" by county prosecutors...
By R. Robin McDonald
12 minute read
May 23, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer With Georgia Ties Indicted on Marriage Fraud ChargesA Mississippi immigration lawyer with Georgia ties has been indicted on federal charges accusing him of filing fraudulent documents to help his clients secure U.S. visas or permanent residency, either through sham marriages to U.S. citizens or via a program intended to help immigrant crime victims.
By R. Robin McDonald
12 minute read
May 19, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Judge Allows Data Breach Suits Against Home Depot to Go ForwardA federal judge in Atlanta says multiple suits against The Home Depot associated with a massive breach that compromised financial data of about 56 million customers can move ahead to a possible trial.
By R. Robin McDonald
10 minute read
May 18, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Ralph Knowles Leaves Legal Legacy on Behalf of Victims of 'Powerful Interests'When attorney Ken Canfield was organizing the Atlanta firm that would become Doffermyre Shields Canfield & Knowles, he called U.S. Circuit Judge Frank Johnson and asked what Johnson thought of Alabama lawyer Ralph Knowles.
By R. Robin McDonald
10 minute read
May 17, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Judge Awards Chattanooga Hospital Authority $36 Million in Fight Over Troubled North Georgia FacilityA federal judge in Rome has awarded $36 million to a Chattanooga hospital authority after a management deal intended to ensure the survival of a nearby North Georgia hospital fell apart.
By R. Robin McDonald
12 minute read
May 13, 2016 | Daily Report Online
News Coverage Prompts Federal Judge's Recusal in Lending CaseA federal judge presiding over predatory lending claims against an international London-based bank has recused in response to a Washington Post story that explored the collapse of housing values in neighborhoods adjacent to her own.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
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