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Willis Tells AP It's a 'Silly Notion' That Trump's Georgia Case Should Pause for the Election

The Fulton County DA is seeking an August trial date for Trump and his co-defendants, a time frame that would put the current front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination in court defending himself in the months, weeks and even days leading up to the November general election.
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Daily Report Online

Ga. Election Worker Tearfully Describes Fleeing Her Home After Giuliani's False Claims of Fraud

"I took it as though they were going to hang me with their ropes on my street," Ruby Freeman testified about the threats on the third day of the trial in Washington's federal courthouse. She added: "I was scared. I didn't know if they were coming to kill me."
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Daily Business Review

DeSantis Hits Trump on Abortion, COVID in Iowa Town Hall

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is in a distant second place behind Donald Trump in most national polls in the battle for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, stepped up his case against the former president.
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Daily Report Online

Plaintiffs in Ga. Redistricting Case Asking Judge to Reject New GOP-Proposed Maps

The three sets of plaintiffs in the case filed briefs with the federal judge who ruled in their favor in October, urging him to reject Georgia's proposed maps and draw new voting districts himself in time for 2024's legislative and congressional elections.
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New York Law Journal

'I'm Ready': Newly Retired Judge Susan Cacace Announces Bid for Westchester County District Attorney

Cacace, who spent the last 19 years as a judge, retired from the bench last week to pursue the run. The current DA, Miriam Rocah, announced in October that she would not be seeking reelection.
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New York Law Journal

Divided NY Top Court Calls for New Congressional Maps

The 4-3 Court of Appeals split decision signaled, at least to some observers, as a changing of the guard on the top court.
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Daily Report Online

Updated: Ga. Election Worker Says She Feared for Her Life Over Fraud Lies in Giuliani Defamation Case

Wiping away tears on the witness stand, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, read messages accusing her of treason and calling her a thug and a racist term. She recounted changing her appearance to try to hide as Giuliani and other allies of former President Donald Trump used surveillance footage to accuse her and her mother, Ruby Freeman, of committing voter fraud.
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Daily Report Online

Conservative Lawyers' Clarion Call to Defend the Constitution

Trump's legal woes are accelerating through the turn of the new year as he faces 91 felony counts in criminal cases in four different jurisdictions. The felony counts include violations of the Espionage Act, Georgia RICO Act and unlawful conduct to overturn the 2020 presidential election and thwart the peaceful transfer of power. By any intelligent legal assessment, these are serious crimes.
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New York Law Journal

Trump Is Recruiting Lawyers Who Swear Fealty to Him, Not the Constitution

Tyrants depend on lawyers to retain power, seek retribution against enemies, and suppress dissent, a Law Journal columnist writes.
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National Law Journal

Special Counsel Asks Supreme Court to Settle Trump Immunity Issue

Prosecutor Jack Smith wants the Supreme Court to quickly rule on former President Donald Trump's immunity claims to meet a March 2024 trial date on charges related to the 2020 election.
4 minute read

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