NEXT
Sign in to follow

Daily Report Online

In Political Battleground of Georgia, a Trial Is Set to Determine Legitimacy of Voting Challenge

In a lawsuit, Texas-based True the Vote challenged the eligibility of more than 360,000 state voters, saying it had good reason to believe they had moved out of their districts and were ineligible to cast a ballot there. But a group founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams argued in a 2020 lawsuit that the mass challenge violated federal law because it intimidated voters.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Voting-Rights Groups Say Redistricting Ruling Should Stand

Leon County Circuit Judge J. Lee Marsh in September ruled that the overhaul of Congressional District 5 violated a 2010 state constitutional amendment that barred drawing districts that would "diminish" the ability of minorities to "elect representatives of their choice."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jenna Ellis Becomes Latest Trump Lawyer to Plead Guilty Over Efforts to Overturn Ga.'s Election

Ellis, 38, pleaded guilty to a count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings. She had been facing charges of violating Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and soliciting the violation of oath by a public officer.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Democracy Running Off the Rails

Since 1789, there have been 55 speakers of the House. Kevin McCarthy served for a scant 269 days, the third shortest tenure in history. McCarthy himself was not voted in as speaker until the 15th round, and like a heavyweight fighter who survives such a bruising battle, he wobbled for weeks until he was finally ousted.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Eastman Defends Claims of Dead Voters, Voting Machine Issues in 2020 Election

Testifying before California's State Bar Court, John Eastman said that even if elections officials found just a handful of ballots cast by deceased voters — including many who died after voting — it backs his claims of 2020 election irregularities.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro Pleads Guilty Over Efforts to Overturn Trump's 2020 Loss in Ga.

Chesebro, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state's anti-racketeering law, pleaded guilty to one felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents in a last-minute deal. His plea came a day after fellow attorney Sidney Powell, who had been scheduled to go to trial alongside him, entered her own guilty plea to six misdemeanor counts.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Powell Pleads Guilty in Deal With Prosecutors Over Efforts to Overturn Trump Loss in Georgia

Sidney Powell, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state's anti-racketeering law, entered the plea just a day before jury selection was set to start in her trial. A judge agreed that she will serve about six years of probation, have to pay $2,700 in restitution and have to testify truthfully against her co-defendants.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Trump Spends Massive Donor Cash on Attorneys

Donald Trump's Save America political action committee has paid nearly $37 million to more than 60 law firms and individual attorneys since January 2022, Federal Election Commission records show.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers, Trump and Money: Ex-President Spends Millions in Donor Cash on Attorneys as Legal Woes Grow

Campaign finance experts say using the money to pay for lawyers in cases not related to the campaign or officeholder duties appears to conflict with a federal ban on the personal use of donor dollars, even though the Federal Election Commission has ruled the prohibition doesn't apply to so-called leadership political action committees.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers and Judge Hash Out Juror Questions for Powell and Chesebro Trial in Georgia Election Case

Lawyers for Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro met with prosecutors and the judge overseeing the case to hash out what will be asked on a lengthy questionnaire when the first group of 450 prospective jurors arrives at the courthouse on Friday.
5 minute read

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • Aligning Client Needs with Lawyer Growth and Profitability

    Brought to you by BigHand

    Download Now

  • Technology to Make E-Discovery Smarter, Not Harder

    Brought to you by Nuix

    Download Now

  • Does Generative AI Have the Power to Transform Legal Services?

    Brought to you by HaystackID

    Download Now

  • International Export and Trade Assistance State Law Survey

    Brought to you by LexisNexis®

    Download Now