Dec 18 Appeals court says Mark Meadows can’t move Georgia election case charges to federal court By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The ruling is a win for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought the case and is seeking to try the remaining defendants in a single trial. Continue reading
Dec 18 What you need to know about Scott Hall’s 2020 election charges By Hannah Grabenstein Hall was the first co-defendant to plead guilty in Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis’ case against former president Donald Trump and 17 other conspirarators. Continue reading
Dec 15 Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Friday's damages verdict comes after Wandrea "Shaye" Moss and her mother tearfully testified about becoming the target of a false conspiracy theory pushed by Giuliani and other allies of Trump that made them fear for their lives. Continue reading
Dec 15 Appeals court to hear arguments on whether Meadows’ Georgia election interference charges should be moved to federal court By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A panel of federal appeals court judges has heard arguments on whether charges against Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in a sprawling Georgia election case should be moved. Continue reading
Dec 14 Jurors will begin deciding how much Giuliani must pay for lies in a Georgia election workers’ case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Jurors are set to begin deliberating to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two former Georgia election workers for spreading lies about them that led to a barrage of racist threats and upended their lives. Continue reading
Dec 13 Georgia election worker tearfully describes fleeing her home after Giuliani’s false claims of fraud By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Ruby Freeman took the witness stand on the third day of the trial that will determine how much Rudy Giuliani will have to pay Freeman and her daughter for false claims he made about them after the 2020 election. Continue reading
Dec 11 Jurors in Rudy Giuliani damages case hear the threats election workers got after his false claims By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Lawyers for two Georgia election workers are asking jurors in a federal case to make Giuliani pay the women tens of millions of dollars in damages for false accusations he made against them that led to threats and racist harassment. Continue reading
Dec 02 Protester sets self on fire outside Israeli consulate in Atlanta, suffers critical burns By Associated Press A protester was in critical condition Friday after setting themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, authorities said. A security guard who tried to intervene was also injured. Continue reading
Nov 27 Eminent domain case involving Georgia railroad could have widespread implications for property law By Jeff Amy, Associated Press The 4.5-mile line near Sparta would be built by the Sandersville Railroad to serve a rock quarry and possibly other industries and connect to the CSX railroad at Sparta. Continue reading
Nov 21 Georgia DA Fani Willis appears in court to argue that Trump co-defendant’s bond should be revoked By Kate Brumback, Associated Press In her first time appearing in court in the case since the indictment was filed in August, Willis on Tuesday presented the prosecution's case against Harrison Floyd, who was a leader in the organization Black Voices for Trump. Continue reading