November 05, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Election Trouble Tonight? Here Are Some of the Lawyers Ready to LitigateSince the litigation of the 2000 presidential race resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court decision, Georgia Republicans have organized legal teams to be ready to litigate close races, and the Democrats have followed suit.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
November 05, 2018 | Law.com
Democratic, Republican Legal Teams Prepare to Square Off Over Georgia Ballot DisputesSince the litigation of the 2000 presidential race resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court decision, Georgia Republicans have organized legal teams to be ready to litigate close races, and the Democrats have followed suit.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
November 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Judge Issues Orders to Kemp on Voter Applications Held in LimboA federal judge outlined orders for allowing voters to prove their citizenship if needed as Tuesday's election nears.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
November 01, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Georgia GOP Settles Campaign Libel LawsuitThe state GOP agreed in the settlement agreement to stop referring to Josh McLaurin—an associate at Krevolin & Horst and a candidate for state House District 51—as being under criminal investigation.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
October 31, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Superior Court Judge Indicted on Felony Theft, Oath Violation ChargesGriffin Circuit Superior Court Judge Robert M. "Mack" Crawford is accused of stealing more than $15,000 in unclaimed funds from the court registry.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
October 31, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Judge Denies Kemp's Effort to Postpone Absentee Voter TROU.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May said efforts to postpone her absentee ballot directive would violate absentee voters' due process rights.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
October 25, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Kemp Slaps Back at Judge's Absentee Ballot TROThe move comes as the state prepares to appeal a federal judge's order barring election officials across Georgia from rejecting absentee ballots because of alleged signature discrepancies.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
October 25, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Attorney Contends Kemp Is Underreporting Rejected Absentee BallotsAttorney Bruce Brown said reports by the secretary of state that half of Georgia's counties—including some of the state's most populous—have not rejected any absentee ballots in advance of the Nov. 6 election are “implausible.”
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
October 24, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Kemp Smacked With TRO Over Rejected Absentee BallotsU.S. District Judge Leigh May directed Secretary of State Brian Kemp to instruct election officials and county boards of elections that absentee ballots with alleged voter signature mismatches should be marked as “provisional” rather than rejected.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
October 24, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Judicial Watchdog Asks State Supreme Court to Suspend Griffin Circuit JudgeThe state Judicial Qualifications Commission has petitioned the state Supreme Court to suspend Griffin Circuit Superior Court Judge Robert M. "Mack" Crawford until the ethics charges and an ongoing criminal investigation focusing on him are resolved.
By R. Robin McDonald
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