By Kate Brumback / The Associated Press | May 19, 2023
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis Thursday sent a letter to county Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville indicating that she plans to have much of her staff work remotely for most days during the first three weeks of August and asking that judges not schedule trials and in-person hearings during part of that time.
By ALM Staff | May 19, 2023
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | May 18, 2023
The elections board in Georgia's most populous county, a Democratic stronghold targeted by former President Donald Trump after his narrow 2020 loss…
By Meg Kinnard | May 17, 2023
The rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump is heating up as DeSantis nears a decision on a presidential campaign.
By Max Mitchell | May 17, 2023
Voters in Pennsylvania have selected the judicial candidates they would like to face off for Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth Court seats in the November general election.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | May 16, 2023
Donald Trump's Georgia legal team in March asking the court to toss out the report of a special grand jury that had been seated in the case and to prevent prosecutors from using any evidence or testimony stemming from the panel's investigation. They also asked that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office be barred from continuing to investigate or prosecute the case. Willis responded in a filing Monday that the Trump's motion is "procedurally flawed" and advances "arguments that lack merit."
By Everett Catts | May 12, 2023
"This decision ... is a landmark victory for transparency and accountability in government," Bob Cheeley of the Cheeley Law Group in Alpharetta, Caroline Jeffords' attorney, said in a news release. "It represents common sense and is the first time in our country's history that an appeals court has recognized that citizens of a state have standing to question important governmental functions such as the manner in which votes are processed and tabulated."
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By Amanda O'Brien | May 12, 2023
Reforms from two decades ago aimed to curb pay-to-play for city contracts have likely deterred firms and their personnel from donating, even as candidates raise more money than ever.
By Max Mitchell | May 11, 2023
Fundraising totals so far for 2023 appear down slightly from the amounts frontrunners had brought in during the last state Supreme Court race in 2021.
By Jason Grant | May 11, 2023
"The Board of Elections properly construed 'member of the council who . . . is removed from office' (NY City Charter § 25 [a]) to include a council member who is expelled by vote of the council (see NY City Charter § 45)," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department panel. "This interpretation is consistent with the common meaning of 'remove,'" it added.
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