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Jim Jordan sharpens scrutiny of Fulton DA’s Trump probe
7+ hour, 26+ min ago —...of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Tuesday with a... ...The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee escalated its probe... ...The House Select Committee handed Fulton County prosecutors key evidence... ...demand from Jordan as “ignorant of the United States and Georgia...
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Ports authority officials greenlight Gainesville inland port
9+ hour, 12+ min ago —...SAVANNAH ― A long-promised inland port and rail terminal near Gainesville... ...will open in 2026, Georgia Ports Authority officials said Tuesday... ...Georgia Ports Authority Credit: Georgia Ports Authority Ports Authority... ...Wilheit's son, Philip Wilheit Jr., now sits on the Georgia Ports...
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Man gets life in prison for killing 2 women found dumped off Rome bridge
10+ hour, 22+ min ago —...the Etowah River in Rome on May 13, 2020, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution... ...of Vanita Nicole Richardson, 18, and her close friend, 31-year-old... ...The murder cases remain open against Watts and Pullen, the Rome News-Tribune... ...Channel 2 Action News after her death....
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Georgia Republicans pass maps that secure control of General Assembly
11+ hour, 25+ min ago —...The Georgia General Assembly gave final approval to maps redrawing... ...Brian Kemp for his signature.... ...District Judge Steve Jones" order after ruling that the General Assembly... ...asked state Rep. James Burchett, a Republican from Waycross....
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BREAKING: Tex McIver murder retrial halted due to debate over evidence
12+ hour, 40+ min ago —...Prospective jurors were excused by Fulton County Superior Court Judge... ...The murder retrial of former attorney Claud “Tex” McIver was indefinitely... ...Prosecutors from the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office indicated... ...Journalist Rosie Manins is a legal affairs reporter for The Atlanta...
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Power outage disrupts operations at Spelman College
23+ hour, 43+ min ago —...Center, but electricity was restored sooner to Clark Atlanta University... ...and Morehouse College, Spelman officials said.... ...Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association... ...Staff writers Auzzy Byrdsell and Martha Dalton contributed to this...
ajc.com > politics
Would a Trump trial during election be interference or due process?
1+ day ago —...And District Attorney Fani Willis is proposing an Aug. 5 starting... ...Trump is, after all, far and away the Republican Party’s presumptive... ...Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, who is presiding over the... ...Steve Sadow, Trump’s lead Atlanta lawyer, strongly opposed the trial...
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Legal experts say Trump defendant could be jailed over threatening comments
1+ day ago —...AJC File/Fulton County Jail Credit: AJC File/Fulton County Jail The... ...Fulton County District Attorney’s office has grounds to seek jail... ...Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee later ruled that Floyd had... ...it,” said defense attorney Noah Pines, a former DeKalb County prosecutor...
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Bagman for Georgia inmate sentenced to 4 years for laundering millions
1+ day ago —...Monday for helping Georgia prisoner Arthur Lee Cofield Jr. pull... ...belonging to movie producer Sidney Kimmel, turned the money into... ...Cofield’s case, first detailed by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution... ...for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Associated Press, the...
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Upcoming Georgia redistricting court fight could weaken Voting Rights Act
1+ day ago —...As soon as Georgia’s redrawn political boundaries pass this week,... ...the new maps will likely spark court challenges that could weaken... ..., a member of color,” David Garcia, a lobbyist for the Georgia Association... ...of Latino Elected Officials, said during a Senate committee hearing...