The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted and charged a Russian national who used a hacking group to launch cyberattacks on more than 2,000 victims, including Fulton County, to steal more than $100 million.
The Georgia Election Board voted Tuesday to reprimand Fulton County and appoint an independent monitor for the 2024 election for violating state law while conducting a recount of the 2020 presidential election.
The chairman of a Georgia Senate committee says he will subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis if she refuses to appear before the panel that is investigating accusations of misconduct against the prosecutor pursuing felony charges against former President Donald Trump and his allies.
Within six months of the Muscogee County Jail opening a new wing a few years ago, the jail was already filled to capacity. During the three-hour hearing Monday, the panel listened to testimony about the public defender’s role in decreasing overcrowding in jails like the lockups in Muscogee and Fulton counties.
Former Fulton County prosecutor Christian Wise Smith Sunday vowed to bring “fresh energy and new ideas” to the Fulton district attorney’s office as he challenges Fani Willis for the DA post.
The Atlanta City Council approved a resolution at its Monday meeting authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with Fulton County to resume providing animal control services.
A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia announced Thursday that its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will handle the matter.
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has rejected arguments by the former president that the indictment was seeking to criminalize political speech protected by the First Amendment.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump argued in a court filing that the charges against him in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech and advocacy conduct that is protected by the First Amendment. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee plans to hear arguments on that filing and on two pretrial motions filed by former Georgia Republican Party chair David Shafer during a hearing set for Thursday.
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case is allowing Donald Trump to appeal a ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the prosecution.
Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in Georgia's election interference case are seeking to appeal a judge's ruling not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from their prosecution.
A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has withdrawn from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump. A judge had ruled Willis or special prosecutor Nathan Wade had to leave the case for it to move forward.
Atlanta is making a third bid to land an NHL team after losing both the Flames and the Thrashers. Former player Anson Carter heads a group that has made a formal request to the league to begin the process of adding an expansion team in the Atlanta area.
Lawyers for Donald Trump and others charged with trying to overturn Georgia's 2020 election have urged a judge to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the prosecution over a romantic relationship that has embroiled the case in controversy.
