Federal judge to consider more evidence whether to extend …
Oct 9, 2024 · A federal judge has denied a request for the court to immediately intervene and extend Georgia’s deadline to register to vote after Hurricane Helene devastated a wide swath of the state. But Judge Eleanor L. Ross with the Atlanta-based Northern District of Georgia left the door open for a trio of voting rights groups to […]
Matt Gaetz bows out as Trump’s pick for attorney general
Nov 21, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz announced Thursday he’s withdrawing as President-elect Donald Trump’s planned nominee for attorney general days after securing the appointment. Gaetz’s path to Senate confirmation was highly unlikely following years of investigations about alleged drug usage and payments for sex, including with an underage girl. He submitted his ...
Georgia appeals court cancels hearing to consider if Fulton DA can ...
Nov 19, 2024 · Georgia court cancels Dec. 5, 2024 hearing on appeal to remove Fulton District Attorney Willis from Trump's 2020 presidential election case.
Georgia Supreme Court reverses extension of Cobb County’s …
Nov 4, 2024 · Before joining the Georgia Recorder, Ross Williams covered local and state government for the Marietta Daily Journal. His work earned recognition from the Georgia Associated Press Media Editors and the Georgia Press Association, including beat reporting, business writing and non-deadline reporting.
After Trump’s election, future murky for Fulton RICO case against ...
Nov 13, 2024 · The push from Republican officials for Willis to drop the case intensified in the days following last week’s election. Alpharetta Republican state Sen. Brandon Beach said Friday that it’s time to lower the temperature in politics while also calling for an end to the Fulton election interference case.
Judge ponders Cobb County challenge to Georgia election board …
A Cobb County election board attorney argued Tuesday against requiring local officials to follow a new ballot-counting procedure and several other new state election rules set to be in place for the Nov. 5 general election.
Fulton judges stay busy ruling on lawsuits spurred by new Georgia …
Oct 9, 2024 · A lawsuit filed by the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections seeks to prevent the State Election Board from appointing several election monitors for the Nov. 5 election.
Kemp signs bill into law forcing sheriffs to enforce federal ...
Gov. Brian Kemp on May 1 signed a bill that expands the kinds of offenses requiring cash bail. Senate Bill 63 sparked debate among lawmakers over whether someone should be held in jail longer for misdemeanor offenses such as criminal theft if they cannot afford bail to get out of jail.
Afraid to seek care amid Georgia’s abortion ban, she stayed at …
Sep 18, 2024 · ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Candi Miller’s health was so fragile, doctors warned having another baby could kill her. “They said it was going to be more painful and her body may not be able to withstand […]
After months of rewriting rules, Georgia election board meets …
Oct 7, 2024 · Georgia Election Board member Janice Johnston voted Sept. 23 in favor of the board opening an investigation into eight county boards that review mass voter eligibility challenges filed predominantly by conservative residents.