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Trump Accuses Fulton DA of Inappropriately Injecting Race Into Georgia Election Case

Defense attorneys Steve Sadow and Jennifer Little filed a motion Thursday joining an earlier effort by co-defendant Michael Roman to have Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, special prosecutor Nathan Wade and their offices thrown off the case.
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Daily Report Online

Georgia Secretary of State Says It's Unconstitutional for Board to Oversee Him, but Lawmakers Differ

Charlene McGowan, Raffensperger's general counsel. "Giving a board of unelected bureaucrats unchecked power over the state's executive branch is a dangerous policy proposal."
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Daily Report Online

Georgia Lawmakers Advance Bill to Revive Disciplinary Commission for State Prosecutors

Though Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation last year creating the new commission, it was unable to begin operating after the state Supreme Court in November refused to approve rules governing its conduct.
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Daily Report Online

Testy Encounters Between Lawyers and Judges a Defining Feature of Trump's Court Cases so Far

Former President Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from a courtroom last week by a judge angry over the former president's behavior in a defamation…
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New York Law Journal

'Bait and Switch'?: Durst Organization Sues 'No Labels' Activist Group, Alleging It Duped Donors

Plaintiffs Douglas and Jonathan Durst, represented by Randy Masto of King & Spalding, say they never would have donated $145,000 over the course of years if they knew the group would eventually back a third party presidential candidate.
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National Law Journal

Meet the Lawyers Facing Off Over Trump's Ballot Eligibility at the Supreme Court

Counsel on each side of "Trump v. Anderson" have clerked for current or former Supreme Court justices.
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Daily Report Online

Bill to Define Antisemitism in State Law Advances in Georgia After Stalling in 2023

What was already a fraught topic has become downright raw with the Israel-Hamas war. Some protesters chanting "Free Free Palestine!" were dragged from the Judiciary Committee room by police officers after the vote.
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Daily Report Online

Lawyer Hired to Prosecute Trump in Georgia Is Thrust Into the Spotlight Over Affair Claims

It's not the first time Wade's qualifications have been challenged.
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Daily Report Online

Fulton DA Accuses Special Prosecutor's Estranged Wife of 'Interfering' With Trump Election Case

A lawyer for the DA wrote in a filing Thursday that lawyers for a special prosecutor's wife served a subpoena to the district attorney last week.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Supreme Court Determines Town Clerk Can't Decline to Submit Valid Candidates

"In this case, a local official tried to keep candidates off a ballot line for raw political reasons," said Chris Mattei of Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, counsel for Danbury Mayor Robert Alves. "The trial court and the Supreme Court both vindicated the principle that local officials cannot put their finger on the scale for the candidates they favor."
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