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Judge tosses some counts in Georgia election case against Trump and others

ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others on Thursday tossed out three counts in the indictment — including two counts brought against the former president — saying that they lie beyond the state’s jurisdiction. The case against Trump and others who are appealing an order allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue prosecuting the case is on hold while that appeal is pending. But Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee issued […]

todaySeptember 13, 2024

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Judge rules that Trump campaign must stop using ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ after lawsuit from Isaac Hayes’ family

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” while the family of one of the song’s co-writers pursues a lawsuit against the former president over its use. The estate of Isaac Hayes Jr. filed a lawsuit last month alleging that Trump, his campaign and several of his allies had infringed its copyright and should pay damages. After a hearing on the estate’s request for an […]

todaySeptember 4, 2024

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Judge Lauren Lake says don’t let criticism of Kamala Harris being a ‘prosecutor’ get in the way of supporting her

TV Judge Lauren Lake used to argue in courtrooms against prosecutors as a criminal defense attorney, but today, she’s calling on voters everywhere to give former prosecutor Vice President Kamala Harris a shot. Lake, who hosts “Paternity Matters” and “We The People” (produced by theGrio’s parent company Allen Media Group), says in the era of Donald Trump and Supreme Court rulings protecting presidents from criminal prosecution, voters shouldn’t dismiss Harris because she once worked in a flawed justice system. “As […]

todayAugust 2, 2024

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Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, which is expected to be appealed and may eventually be overturned by a higher court, brings at least for now a stunning and abrupt conclusion to a criminal case that at the time it was […]

todayJuly 15, 2024

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Judge Mathis: Trump is ‘dishonest,’ insults Black people and shouldn’t be reelected

Judge Greg Mathis has a reputation for calling it like it is, both in the courtroom and outside of it. In a new interview with theGrio, the Emmy Award-winning TV judge revealed that his pick for the 2024 election is influenced by one major factor: keeping former President Donald Trump out of the White House. “Our biggest objective is not to allow Donald Trump to be reelected,” Judge Mathis told theGrio. “I think he is adverse to the interests of […]

todayJuly 11, 2024

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Fani Willis and judge presiding over Georgia Trump election case defeat challengers

ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who brought a sprawling racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and others, has won the Democratic primary in her bid for reelection. Willis defeated progressive attorney Christian Wise Smith in the primary election and is now set to face off against Republican Courtney Kramer in the fall. Willis told reporters after her victory that the voters sent a message that “people want a DA that is just, […]

todayMay 22, 2024

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Voters to decide whether Fani Willis and judge in Georgia Trump election case keep their jobs

ATLANTA (AP) — Voters will decide whether two key players in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump will keep their jobs. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee are both on the ballot for Tuesday’s election. Willis is the prosecutor who last year obtained a sprawling racketeering indictment against Trump and 18 others, and McAfee is the judge who was randomly assigned to preside over the case. Willis has a single […]

todayMay 21, 2024

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Man with KKK ties can stay on Missouri GOP ballot, judge rules

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A longshot Missouri gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan will stay on the Republican ticket, a judge ruled Friday. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Cotton Walker denied a request by the Missouri GOP to kick Darrell McClanahan out of the August Republican primary. McClanahan is running against Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, state Sen. Bill Eigel and others for the GOP nomination to replace Gov. Mike Parson, who is barred by […]

todayMay 18, 2024

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Fulton County DA Fani Willis can stay on Trump case only if she removes her ex as a special prosecutor, judge says

ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship before the case can proceed, the judge overseeing it ruled Friday. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said he did not conclude that Willis’ relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade amounted to a conflict of interest. However, he said, it created an “appearance of impropriety” that infected the […]

todayMarch 15, 2024