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One for the books as Trump and rest of Fulton 19 enter Georgia justice system over 2020 election
At the end of a historic week at the Fulton County jailhouse, the criminal case against former President Donald Trump and his 18 allies also accused of subverting Georgia’s 2020 presidential election is just beginning. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump and the rest of the group – which includes lawyers, former federal […]
It’s official: Former President Donald J. Trump booked at Fulton jail on 13 charges related to 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump, who is accused of trying to overturn Georgia’s election results, has been booked at the Fulton County Jail, according to the county jail website. Trump, who was indicted by a grand jury last week, arrived at the Rice Street jail in a sprawling motorcade at 7:34 p.m. Thursday. Outside the jail, his fans […]
Crowd grows outside Fulton jail in anticipation of Trump’s Georgia surrender
A large crowd of reporters and demonstrators was amassing around the Fulton County Jail Thursday morning in anticipation of the arrival of former President Donald Trump, who is expected to turn himself in this afternoon. Georgia Recorder reporter and photographer Ross Williams estimated there to be hundreds of journalists, demonstrators, and curiosity seekers outside the jail on […]
Fulton grand jury indicts Trump, members of his inner circle
This story was updated at 12:00 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. Former President Donald Trump and several members of his inner circle were indicted Monday in Fulton County’s sweeping investigation into 2020 election interference. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis held a press conference late Monday night to briefly discuss the grand jury’s felony conspiracy […]
Fulton judge again bats away Trump bid to derail expected grand jury indictments
A Fulton County judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s attempt to head off any potential indictments that may soon be announced in the closely watched investigation into the attempts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. Trump’s attorneys have filed wide-ranging motions in a push to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis from the probe, […]
UPDATE: Suspect captured in Atlanta medical facility shooting that killed one and injured four
This story was updated at 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2023. One person was killed and four others injured in a mass shooting at a high-rise Midtown Atlanta medical facility that put Georgia’s capital city on edge and immediately sparked calls on all levels of government for more action on gun safety. The shooting happened […]
Abrams, Kemp pitch vastly different visions for state in first debate of 2022 rematch
Gov. Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams met on the debate stage Monday night for the first time in their closely watched rematch as a record number of voters turned out for the first day of early voting. The Republican incumbent touted his record and emphasized the strength of the state’s economy coming out of the pandemic. […]
Republican allies want to change subject after Herschel Walker abortion story bombshell
Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker faced the toughest challenge of his candidacy so far Tuesday as twin scandals rocked his bid to unseat freshman Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. Late Monday night, the Daily Beast published a report alleging that Walker encouraged a former girlfriend to get an abortion and wrote a check to pay for the procedure. […]
Yes, expecting parents in Georgia can now claim their embryo as a dependent
Even with a wave of new state-level abortion restrictions passing or taking effect this summer, Georgia’s law stood out because of its so-called personhood provisions that accompanied the better known six-week ban on the procedure. One particular change that drew national attention was a new tax break for expecting parents. The state Department of Revenue […]
Superior court judge declines to immediately block Georgia’s abortion ban
The state’s six-week abortion ban will remain in affect while a judge hears arguments that the law violates the state constitutional right to privacy. Health care providers and advocates who filed the constitutional challenge had asked Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert C.I. McBurney to block the law while their legal challenge was being resolved. Georgia’s new […]
Georgia abortion law’s ‘personhood’ clause debated in the wake of abortion ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court may have cleared the way for Georgia’s ban on most abortions after about six weeks, but the debate over the state law’s far-reaching “personhood” provisions remains unsettled. The state’s anti-abortion law was ruled unconstitutional by a federal court judge in 2020, and the state’s appeal of that decision was paused last year while the Supreme […]
Klobuchar to Georgia Dems: ‘Get mad and vote’ in response to potential overturn of Roe v. Wade
Georgia Democrats face major headwinds going into this year’s midterm elections, but they are looking to the not-so-distant past for inspiration: the 2020 election when Georgia voters flipped control of the U.S. Senate and helped elect Joe Biden as president. “Do you know how many Republicans voted for the American Rescue Plan? Zero, zilch, zippo, […]