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FULTON COUNTY


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Judge disqualifies Democrat Daniel Blackman from Georgia Public Service Commission primary

Read full article: Judge disqualifies Democrat Daniel Blackman from Georgia Public Service Commission primary

Votes wonโ€™t count for Democrat Daniel Blackman in the June 17 primary election for Georgia Public Service Commission.

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Judge says Fani Willis violated open records law, orders her to pay $54K in attorneys' fees

Read full article: Judge says Fani Willis violated open records law, orders her to pay $54K in attorneys' fees

A judge has ordered Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to pay more than $54,000 in attorneysโ€™ fees and to turn over documents after finding that her office violated Georgiaโ€™s Open Records Act.

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The 2024 election in Georgia's Fulton County was 'organized and orderly,' independent monitors say

Read full article: The 2024 election in Georgia's Fulton County was 'organized and orderly,' independent monitors say

A team of independent monitors says Georgiaโ€™s Fulton County conducted an โ€œorganized and orderlyโ€ election last year.

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Statements man charged in Atlanta spa killings made post-arrest can be used at trial, judge rules

Read full article: Statements man charged in Atlanta spa killings made post-arrest can be used at trial, judge rules

Attorneys for a man accused of killing four women at Atlanta massage businesses asked a judge not to let a jury hear statements he made after his arrest.

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Fani Willis seeks to overturn her disqualification from Trump Georgia election case

Read full article: Fani Willis seeks to overturn her disqualification from Trump Georgia election case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked Georgiaโ€™s highest court to review a lower appeals courtโ€™s ruling that removed her from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others.

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Judge rejects an attempt by Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case

Read full article: Judge rejects an attempt by Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has rejected an attempt by former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro to invalidate his guilty plea.

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Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia's Fulton County violate detainee rights

Read full article: Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia's Fulton County violate detainee rights

U.S. Justice Department officials said jail officials in Georgiaโ€™s most populous county violate the constitutional rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using excessive force and holding them in filthy and unsafe conditions.

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Fani Willis, Georgia prosecutor pursuing election case against Donald Trump, is reelected

Read full article: Fani Willis, Georgia prosecutor pursuing election case against Donald Trump, is reelected

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has won her reelection bid.

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Georgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit trying to block counties from accepting hand-returned mail ballots

Read full article: Georgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit trying to block counties from accepting hand-returned mail ballots

A Georgia judge has rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block county election offices from opening on Saturday and Sunday to let voters return their mail ballots in person.

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Georgia prosecutor who brought election case against Trump faces rare Republican challenger

Read full article: Georgia prosecutor who brought election case against Trump faces rare Republican challenger

The Democratic Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald Trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election faces a rare Republican challenger in her bid for reelection.

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Georgia judge blocks ballot counting rule and says county officials must certify election results

Read full article: Georgia judge blocks ballot counting rule and says county officials must certify election results

A judge has blocked a new rule that requires Georgia Election Day ballots to be counted by hand after the close of voting.

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Fani Willis skips a Georgia state Senate hearing while challenging subpoena

Read full article: Fani Willis skips a Georgia state Senate hearing while challenging subpoena

A special Georgia state Senate committee that had subpoenaed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis with plans to question her Friday about โ€œalleged misconductโ€ related to her election case against former President Donald Trump was unable to do so because she didnโ€™t show up.

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Democrats sue to block Georgia rules that they warn will block finalization of election results

Read full article: Democrats sue to block Georgia rules that they warn will block finalization of election results

The state and national Democratic parties are suing to block two recent rules adopted by Georgia's State Election Board.

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Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case, charges to be dropped

Read full article: Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case, charges to be dropped

Former President Donald Trumpโ€™s campaign Jenna Ellis will cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in exchange for charges being dropped against her in a fake electors case.

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Judge won't block Georgia prosecutor disciplinary body that Democrats fear is aimed at Fani Willis

Read full article: Judge won't block Georgia prosecutor disciplinary body that Democrats fear is aimed at Fani Willis

A Georgia judge has denied a preliminary request to block a commission created to discipline and remove prosecutors.

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National bail fund returns to Georgia after judge says limits were arbitrary

Read full article: National bail fund returns to Georgia after judge says limits were arbitrary

A national nonprofit that aids low-income people behind bars is reopening its Atlanta branch.

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Appeals court won't hear arguments on Fani Willis' role in Georgia Trump case until after election

Read full article: Appeals court won't hear arguments on Fani Willis' role in Georgia Trump case until after election

A Georgia appeals court has set a December hearing for arguments on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump.

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Appeals court halts Trump's Georgia case during appeal of order allowing Willis to stay on case

Read full article: Appeals court halts Trump's Georgia case during appeal of order allowing Willis to stay on case

An appeals court has halted the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others while it reviews the lower court judgeโ€™s ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case.

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A court might hear arguments before the election on Fani Willis' role in Trump's Georgia case

Read full article: A court might hear arguments before the election on Fani Willis' role in Trump's Georgia case

An appeals court could hear arguments in October on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's state primaries

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's state primaries

Voters are heading back to the polls in Georgia, two months after helping Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump secure their partiesโ€™ nominations for president.

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Fulton County DA Fani Willis says despite efforts to slow down Trump case, 'the train is coming'

Read full article: Fulton County DA Fani Willis says despite efforts to slow down Trump case, 'the train is coming'

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says the election interference prosecution against Donald Trump moves forward, saying โ€œthe train is coming.โ€.

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Judge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case

Read full article: Judge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case

An attorney for Donald Trump says heโ€™s optimistic an appellate review will lead to the Georgia 2020 election interference case against him being dismissed and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis being disqualified.

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Trump seeks to appeal decision not to disqualify district attorney from Georgia election case

Read full article: Trump seeks to appeal decision not to disqualify district attorney from Georgia election case

Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in Georgiaโ€™s election interference case are seeking to appeal a judgeโ€™s ruling not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from their prosecution.

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What to know about judge's ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump's Georgia election case

Read full article: What to know about judge's ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump's Georgia election case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can prosecute Donald Trump on charges that he interfered with Georgiaโ€™s 2020 election now that a special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship has withdrawn from the case.

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Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case

Read full article: Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case

The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against ex-President Donald Trump, but others remain.

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Website warning of cyberattack in Georgiaโ€™s largest county removed after it confused some voters

Read full article: Website warning of cyberattack in Georgiaโ€™s largest county removed after it confused some voters

Officials in Georgia's most populous county have removed a banner from their website warning of an โ€œunexpected IT outageโ€ after it created confusion on the final day of voting for the presidential primary.

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Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis and judge in Trump 2020 election case draw primary challengers

Read full article: Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis and judge in Trump 2020 election case draw primary challengers

A progressive Democrat and a Republican who briefly worked in Donald Trumpโ€™s administration have entered the district attorneyโ€™s race in Fulton County, Georgia, where the former president is being prosecuted.

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Judge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case

Read full article: Judge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case

A Georgia judge has scheduled a hearing on a motion to bar Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from continuing to pursue her election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others.

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Georgia district attorney prosecuting Trump has been subpoenaed over claims of improper relationship

Read full article: Georgia district attorney prosecuting Trump has been subpoenaed over claims of improper relationship

A defense attorney who has alleged that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has had an inappropriate romantic relationship with a special prosecutor hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump has called the two to testify at a hearing next month.

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Trump accuses DA Fani Willis of inappropriately injecting race into Georgia election case

Read full article: Trump accuses DA Fani Willis of inappropriately injecting race into Georgia election case

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say the district attorney in the Georgia election interference prosecution should be removed from the case.

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Could Georgia's Fani Willis be removed from prosecuting Donald Trump?

Read full article: Could Georgia's Fani Willis be removed from prosecuting Donald Trump?

Accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an affair with a special prosecutor she hired to seek convictions of Donald Trump and others for interfering in Georgiaโ€™s 2020 election have led to renewed calls to remove Willis from the case.

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Trump attorney says trial during campaign would be 'election interference' if he is GOP nominee

Read full article: Trump attorney says trial during campaign would be 'election interference' if he is GOP nominee

An attorney for former President Donald Trump says it would amount to โ€œelection interferenceโ€ if his client is the Republican nominee for president while on trial in Georgia in the months running up to the general election.

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Georgia prosecutor seeks August trial date for Trump and others in election case

Read full article: Georgia prosecutor seeks August trial date for Trump and others in election case

A prosecutor in Georgia is seeking an August trial date for former President Donald Trump and others charged over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state.

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The judge in Trump's Georgia election case limits the disclosure of evidence after videos' release

Read full article: The judge in Trump's Georgia election case limits the disclosure of evidence after videos' release

The judge overseeing the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others in Georgia has issued an order that prohibits the release of certain evidence.

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Prosecutor asks judge to revoke bond for Harrison Floyd in Georgia election case

Read full article: Prosecutor asks judge to revoke bond for Harrison Floyd in Georgia election case

The Georgia prosecutor pursuing a case against former President Donald Trump and others has asked a judge to revoke the bond of defendant Harrison Floyd.

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Lawyer for former elections supervisor says he released videos in Georgia 2020 interference case

Read full article: Lawyer for former elections supervisor says he released videos in Georgia 2020 interference case

A lawyer for a former elections director charged alongside former President Donald Trump and others over efforts to overturn Georgiaโ€™s 2020 election says he released videos of prosecutorsโ€™ interviews with some of their codefendants because he thought they helped his client and the public had the right to see them.

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The Georgia district attorney who charged Trump expects his trial to be underway over Election Day

Read full article: The Georgia district attorney who charged Trump expects his trial to be underway over Election Day

The Georgia district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the stateโ€™s 2020 election says she expects his trial will be underway over Election Day next year and could possibly stretch past the inauguration in 2025.

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Local election workers have been under siege since 2020. Now they face fentanyl-laced letters

Read full article: Local election workers have been under siege since 2020. Now they face fentanyl-laced letters

Threatening letters sent to local election offices in at least five states, some including fentanyl, are the latest concern for local election workers around the country.

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The Trump era has changed the politics of local elections in Georgia, a pivotal 2024 battleground

Read full article: The Trump era has changed the politics of local elections in Georgia, a pivotal 2024 battleground

The political dynamics in some of Atlanta's suburbs reflect how partisan and cultural divisions have trickled down to local campaigns.

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Lawyers and judge hash out juror questions for Powell and Chesebro trial in Georgia election case

Read full article: Lawyers and judge hash out juror questions for Powell and Chesebro trial in Georgia election case

Lawyers for Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro have 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 later this week.

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Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of the troubled Fulton County jail in Atlanta

Read full article: Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of the troubled Fulton County jail in Atlanta

A Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the stateโ€™s most populous county.

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With cameras capturing every word, the pressure is on for the Georgia judge over Trumpโ€™s indictment

Read full article: With cameras capturing every word, the pressure is on for the Georgia judge over Trumpโ€™s indictment

Past high-profile trials suggest additional scrutiny and stress for the four judges overseeing the indictments against former President Donald Trump.

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Georgia special grand jury report shows Graham and others spared from charges, and more new details

Read full article: Georgia special grand jury report shows Graham and others spared from charges, and more new details

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pursued charges against roughly half of the people recommended to her by a special grand jury tasked with investigating efforts to overturn Georgiaโ€™s 2020 presidential election.

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Fani Willis accuses Rep. Jim Jordan of 'partisan misrepresentations' over inquiry of election case

Read full article: Fani Willis accuses Rep. Jim Jordan of 'partisan misrepresentations' over inquiry of election case

The Georgia prosecutor who has brought charges accusing former President Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election has sent a scathing letter to a congressman leading an inquiry into her investigation.

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61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to 'Stop Cop City' movement

Read full article: 61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to 'Stop Cop City' movement

Sixty-one people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges following a long-running state investigation into protests against an Atlanta-area proposed police and firefighter training facility that critics call โ€œCop City.โ€.

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The only defendant in the Georgia election indictment to spend time in jail is released on bond

Read full article: The only defendant in the Georgia election indictment to spend time in jail is released on bond

The only person who spent time behind bars as a result of the indictment related to efforts to overturn Donald Trumpโ€™s 2020 election loss in Georgia has been released from jail.

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Efforts to punish Fani Willis over Trump prosecution are 'political theater,' Georgia Gov. Kemp says

Read full article: Efforts to punish Fani Willis over Trump prosecution are 'political theater,' Georgia Gov. Kemp says

Georgia Gov_ Brian Kemp is dismissing efforts by his fellow Republicans to punish Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for prosecuting Donald Trump as โ€œpolitical theater.โ€.

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Trump is already selling merch with his mug shot on it

Read full article: Trump is already selling merch with his mug shot on it

As a surprise to almost no one, the mug shot heard round the world is now being turned into official Donald Trump merchandise.

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Photos: Mug shots of those arrested in Georgia election case

Read full article: Photos: Mug shots of those arrested in Georgia election case

As of Friday morning, all 19 defendants charged for alleged efforts to overturn results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia have turned themselves in.

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Trump and all 18 others charged in Georgia election case meet the deadline to surrender at jail

Read full article: Trump and all 18 others charged in Georgia election case meet the deadline to surrender at jail

Former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted along with him in Georgia on charges that they participated in a wide-ranging illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election have all turned themselves in to a jail in Atlanta before the deadline at noon Friday.

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Mug shot of Donald Trump shows scowling former president during speedy booking at Atlanta jail

Read full article: Mug shot of Donald Trump shows scowling former president during speedy booking at Atlanta jail

Former President Donald Trump has been booked at a jail in Atlanta, forced to pose for a mug shot as he surrendered on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

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Attorney John Eastman surrenders on charges in Trump's Georgia 2020 election subversion case

Read full article: Attorney John Eastman surrenders on charges in Trump's Georgia 2020 election subversion case

A conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power has turned himself in to authorities on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the then-presidentโ€™s 2020 election loss.

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Authorities investigating threats to grand jurors who indicted Trump in Georgia

Read full article: Authorities investigating threats to grand jurors who indicted Trump in Georgia

Authorities in Georgia are investigating threats made against the grand jurors who indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 allies.

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How a law associated with mobsters is central to charges against Trump

Read full article: How a law associated with mobsters is central to charges against Trump

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened her investigation into Donald Trump after the release of a recording of a January 2021 phone call between Trump and Georgiaโ€™s secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger.

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Atlanta begins to brace for the potential of a new Trump indictment as soon as next week

Read full article: Atlanta begins to brace for the potential of a new Trump indictment as soon as next week

Donald Trump and officials in Atlanta are bracing for a new indictment that could come as soon as next week in a Georgia prosecutorโ€™s investigation into the Republican ex-presidentโ€™s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.

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Trump attempt to derail Georgia election investigation rejected by judge

Read full article: Trump attempt to derail Georgia election investigation rejected by judge

A judge has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to keep a Georgia district attorney from prosecuting him and from using certain evidence gathered in her investigation into potential illegal meddling in the 2020 election in the state.

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Trump asks top Georgia court to disqualify election probe prosecutor and toss grand jury report

Read full article: Trump asks top Georgia court to disqualify election probe prosecutor and toss grand jury report

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are asking Georgia's highest court to prevent the district attorney whoโ€™s been investigating his actions in the wake of the 2020 election from prosecuting him.

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A grand jury being seated Tuesday could decide whether Trump is charged over Georgia's 2020 election

Read full article: A grand jury being seated Tuesday could decide whether Trump is charged over Georgia's 2020 election

A new grand jury being seated this week in Atlanta will likely consider whether criminal charges are appropriate for former President Donald Trump or his allies for their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.

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Republicans sue over rejection of party nominee to election board in Georgia's most populous county

Read full article: Republicans sue over rejection of party nominee to election board in Georgia's most populous county

The Republican Party in Georgiaโ€™s most populous county is suing local elected officials over the rejection of one of the partyโ€™s nominees to serve on the county election board.

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Georgia judge orders prosecutors to reply to Trump challenge

Read full article: Georgia judge orders prosecutors to reply to Trump challenge

A Georgia judge is ordering the Fulton County district attorneyโ€™s office to respond to a motion by former President Donald Trump to throw out a report by a special grand jury that investigated attempts to interfere in the stateโ€™s 2020 presidential election.

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Trump lawyers attack Georgia grand jury and prosecutor

Read full article: Trump lawyers attack Georgia grand jury and prosecutor

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are attacking a special grand jury and prosecutors who investigated him in Georgia.

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What's a special grand jury and how does it work?

Read full article: What's a special grand jury and how does it work?

The foreperson on a special grand jury that investigated whether former President Donald Trump and his allies illegally interfered in the 2020 election in Georgia raised some eyebrows this week.

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Georgia election probe report to remain secret for now

Read full article: Georgia election probe report to remain secret for now

A report by a special grand jury in Georgia investigating possible interference in the 2020 election will remain secret for now while a judge considers its release.

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Panel: State shouldn't take over Georgia county's elections

Read full article: Panel: State shouldn't take over Georgia county's elections

A bipartisan review panel says Georgiaโ€™s most populous county has a history of problems with its elections but has also shown considerable improvement.

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Trump probe subpoena served on Georgia secretary of state

Read full article: Trump probe subpoena served on Georgia secretary of state

Nevadaโ€™s most populous county and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger have received subpoenas related to special counsel Jack Smithโ€™s investigation of former President Donald Trump.

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Carter Center to monitor midterms in Georgia's Fulton County

Read full article: Carter Center to monitor midterms in Georgia's Fulton County

The Carter Center is training nonpartisan observers to monitor midterm elections in Fulton County, Georgia.

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Georgia election probe enters new phase with search warrants

Read full article: Georgia election probe enters new phase with search warrants

The Georgia prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke the law trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state is seeking search warrants in the case.

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False claims, threats fuel poll worker sign-ups for midterms

Read full article: False claims, threats fuel poll worker sign-ups for midterms

False claims about the 2020 presidential election by former President Donald Trump and his allies are spurring new interest in working the polls in Georgia and elsewhere for the upcoming midterm elections, but for different reasons.

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Breaches of voting machine data raise worries for midterms

Read full article: Breaches of voting machine data raise worries for midterms

The revelation earlier this week that federal prosecutors are involved in investigations of suspected voting system breaches across the U.S. is fueling questions about the security of voting machines just two months before the midterm elections.

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Prosecutor: Trump ally arranged meeting with poll worker

Read full article: Prosecutor: Trump ally arranged meeting with poll worker

A Georgia prosecutor says a poll worker was pressured and threatened with imprisonment during a meeting arranged with the help of an ally of the Trump campaign.

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Trump election probe in Georgia cites voting system breach

Read full article: Trump election probe in Georgia cites voting system breach

The prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia is seeking information about a breach of voting equipment in a county roughly 200 miles south of her Atlanta office.

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Trump election probe in Georgia cites voting system breach

Read full article: Trump election probe in Georgia cites voting system breach

The prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia is seeking information about a breach of voting equipment in a county roughly 200 miles south of her Atlanta office.

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Sen. Graham fights subpoena in Georgia election probe

Read full article: Sen. Graham fights subpoena in Georgia election probe

Prosecutors in Atlanta say U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham may be able to provide insight into the extent of any coordinated efforts to influence the results of the 2020 general election in Georgia.

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Judge won't quash subpoenas for Georgia false electors

Read full article: Judge won't quash subpoenas for Georgia false electors

A judge says Georgia Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump had won the state in 2020 and that they were the stateโ€™s โ€œduly elected and qualifiedโ€ electors will have to appear before a special grand jury investigating whether the former president and others illegally tried to interfere in the stateโ€™s election.

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Motion seeks bond for jailed rapper Young Thug, reports say

Read full article: Motion seeks bond for jailed rapper Young Thug, reports say

Attorneys for Young Thug, the Atlanta rapper arrested under an indictment accusing him of co-founding a violent street gang, have filed an emergency motion seeking to have him granted bond.

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Perdue suit pushing election fraud claims dismissed by judge

Read full article: Perdue suit pushing election fraud claims dismissed by judge

A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue that alleged fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in the stateโ€™s most populous county during the 2020 general election.

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OAN dismissed from election workers' suit after settlement

Read full article: OAN dismissed from election workers' suit after settlement

A judge has dismissed conservative cable news channel One America News Network from a defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers after the two sides reached a settlement.

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Trump election probe special grand jury selected in Atlanta

Read full article: Trump election probe special grand jury selected in Atlanta

A special grand jury has been selected for the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others tried illegally to influence the 2020 election in Georgia.

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GOP's election inquiry: Courts, conspiracies and more costs

Read full article: GOP's election inquiry: Courts, conspiracies and more costs

A Republican inquiry into Pennsylvaniaโ€™s 2020 presidential election spurred on by former President Donald Trumpโ€™s baseless claims of election fraud has spawned several court cases as it expands, grows in cost and shows signs it will drag well into 2022.

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Judges approve special grand jury in Georgia election probe

Read full article: Judges approve special grand jury in Georgia election probe

Judges have approved a request for a special grand jury by the Georgia prosecutor whoโ€™s investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Bidenโ€™s presidential election victory.

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Georgia DA asks for special grand jury in election probe

Read full article: Georgia DA asks for special grand jury in election probe

The Georgia prosecutor investigating possible attempts to interfere in the 2020 general election by former President Donald Trump and others has asked for a special grand jury to aid the investigation.

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Few snags for Election Day voting amid scrutiny on process

Read full article: Few snags for Election Day voting amid scrutiny on process

Election officials delivered a relatively smooth Election Day after a year of dealing with false claims and death threats.

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Fulton County holds elections amid state takeover threat

Read full article: Fulton County holds elections amid state takeover threat

Georgiaโ€™s most populous county will once again be closely watched in Tuesday's municipal elections.

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Atlanta spa-shooting suspect pleads not guilty in 4 killings

Read full article: Atlanta spa-shooting suspect pleads not guilty in 4 killings

A man already sentenced to life in prison for killing four people at a massage business outside Atlanta pleaded not guilty to shooting four others at two spas inside the city.

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Fulton board gets new chair as Georgia reviews its elections

Read full article: Fulton board gets new chair as Georgia reviews its elections

Commissioners in Georgia's Fulton County have picked a former Atlanta City Council president to lead the county's elections board.

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Georgia inches toward possible takeover of Fulton elections

Read full article: Georgia inches toward possible takeover of Fulton elections

Georgiaโ€™s State Election Board has taken a step toward a possible eventual takeover of elections in the stateโ€™s most populous county.

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Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life

Read full article: Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life

A man accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at massage businesses in Georgia has pleaded guilty to four of the murders.

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Michigan GOP bill to add ID component to absentee ballot apps is dead

Read full article: Michigan GOP bill to add ID component to absentee ballot apps is dead

Michigan Republicansโ€™ attempts to add an ID component to absentee ballot applications and to institute signature verification at polling places have died in the GOP-led Legislature.

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Reports detail tense moments with Georgia election monitors

Read full article: Reports detail tense moments with Georgia election monitors

Reports from an independent monitor who observed election operations in Georgia's most populous county during the 2020 election cycle detail tense encounters with party election monitors.

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Observer: Georgia county's elections messy, not fraudulent

Read full article: Observer: Georgia county's elections messy, not fraudulent

An independent monitor who spent months observing election workers in Georgia's most-populous county says processes were badly managed but he saw no evidence of fraud.

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Georgia to review county's ballot drop box forms from 2020

Read full article: Georgia to review county's ballot drop box forms from 2020

Georgiaโ€™s secretary of state says his office is reviewing the handling of paperwork related to ballot drop boxes in the stateโ€™s most populous county during last yearโ€™s election.

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Itโ€™s not just Arizona: Push to review 2020 ballots spreads

Read full article: Itโ€™s not just Arizona: Push to review 2020 ballots spreads

People who believe debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election are pushing for audits of ballots and voting machines in an increasing number of states.

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Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in spa shootings

Read full article: Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in spa shootings

A man accused of killing eight people in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses has been indicted on murder charges in two counties.

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Election officials face fines, charges in GOP voting laws

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The county officials who run elections are facing a slate of new punishments as part of a nationwide Republican campaign to roll back access to the ballot, months after many hailed them as heroes for the creative ways they expanded voting access last year during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Republicans talk unity in Georgia but censure Kemp, others

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Republicans in Georgia are calling for party unity to avoid more losses to Democrats in 2022.

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EXPLAINER: What does Georgia's new GOP election law do?

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The sweeping rewrite of Georgiaโ€™s election rules that was signed into law by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trumpโ€™s repeated, baseless claims of fraud following his presidential loss to Joe Biden.

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Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience

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Her office confirmed that the probe includes a call in which Trump urged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to โ€œfindโ€ enough votes to overturn Joe Bidenโ€™s win in the state. Following the November general election, Trump refused to accept his loss by about 12,000 votes in Georgia, long a Republican stronghold. In a Jan. 2 telephone conversation with Raffensperger, Trump repeatedly suggested Raffensperger could change the certified results of the presidential election, an assertion the secretary of state firmly rejected. โ€œBJayโ€ Pak, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney in Atlanta, was a โ€œnever-Trumperโ€ โ€” a term often used for conservative critics of Trump. Thatโ€™s just logical.โ€Prior to his call with Raffensperger, Trump tried unsuccessfully to pressure others in Georgia.

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Trump pressed Georgia investigator to look at Fulton County

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It occurred as election officials were conducting an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in Cobb County. Trump pressed the investigator to look into Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that contains most of Atlanta. AdVarious election officials across the country and Trumpโ€™s former attorney general, William Barr, have said there was no widespread fraud in the election. During another call in early December, Trump pressed Georgia Gov. In last weekโ€™s call with Raffensperger, Trump urged the secretary of state to change the certified results.

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EXPLAINER: How Democrats won Georgia's 2 Senate runoffs

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Workers at the Gwinnett County Georgia elections headquarters process absentee ballots for Georgia's Senate runoff election in Lawrenceville, Ga. on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The call was made after an analysis of outstanding ballots showed there was no way for Perdue, who was seeking a second term, to overtake Ossoffโ€™s lead. Many of the ballots left to be counted were mail votes, a form of voting that overwhelmingly favored Ossoff. The remaining votes left to be counted in Republican-leaning areas that favored Perdue were not enough for him to catch up. Until Warnock, a Democrat hadn't won a U.S. Senate contest in the state since former Georgia Gov.

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Georgia poll worker in hiding after false claims online

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It claims to show a poll worker crumpling up an absentee ballot. Barron also said the worker was in hiding after being harassed online due to the false claims. THE FACTS: Election officials say the poll worker in the video did not crumple or discard a ballot. The poll worker appears to gesture in an animated way, and then crumple up a small piece of paper. The poll workerโ€™s assignment was to use a cutting machine to open the outer envelopes and separate them from interior envelopes.

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