Georgia Supreme Court considers whether judge was right to block new election rules
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- Georgia's highest court heard arguments Wednesday on whether a lower court judge ruled correctly when he...
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Judge says Fani Willis violated open records law, orders her to pay $54K in attorneys' fees
ATLANTA (AP) -- A judge has ordered Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to pay more than $54,000 in attorneys'...
The 2024 election in Georgia's Fulton County was 'organized and orderly,' independent monitors say
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia's Fulton County, where past elections have been marred by long lines, slow precinct reporting and even...
Georgia election board drops suit after group fails to produce ballot-stuffing evidence
ATLANTA (AP) -- The Georgia State Election Board on Wednesday voted to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena...
Appeals court upholds dismissal of some charges against Trump, others in Georgia election case
ATLANTA (AP) -- A Georgia appeals court has upheld the dismissal of some of the charges against President-elect Donald Trump...
Fani Willis seeks to overturn her disqualification from Trump Georgia election case
ATLANTA (AP) -- Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked Georgia's highest court to review a lower appeals court's...
Prosecutor Fani Willis is removed from the Georgia election case against Trump and others
ATLANTA (AP) -- A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election...
Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump and others
ATLANTA (AP) -- A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election...
Judge rejects an attempt by Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case
ATLANTA (AP) -- The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others on Friday rejected an...
Trump seeks to have Georgia election case dismissed, citing presidential immunity
ATLANTA (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is trying to get the Georgia election interference case against him dismissed, claiming the...
Former Trump campaign lawyer tries to invalidate his guilty plea in Georgia election case
ATLANTA (AP) -- Former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in the Georgia 202...
Georgia appeals court cancels hearing in election interference case against Trump
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- A Georgia appeals court on Monday canceled oral arguments that were scheduled for next month on...
Fani Willis, Georgia prosecutor pursuing election case against Donald Trump, is reelected
ATLANTA (AP) -- Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald Trump...
Georgia Democratic prosecutor pursuing election case against Trump faces Republican challenger
ATLANTA (AP) -- A Republican lawyer who interned in the White House under Donald Trump is challenging Fulton County District...
Man who threatened Fani Willis and sheriff over Trump investigation gets nearly 2 years in prison
ATLANTA (AP) -- An Alabama man who left threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the...
Man who threatened Georgia prosecutor and sheriff over Trump gets nearly 2 years in prison
ATLANTA (AP) -- An Alabama man who left threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the...
Georgia prosecutor who brought election case against Trump faces rare Republican challenger
ATLANTA (AP) -- Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Democratic Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald...
Appeals court in crucial Georgia won't expedite case on election certification
ATLANTA (AP) -- An appeals court in the battleground state of Georgia declined Friday to expedite review of an appeal...
Republican election official in crucial Georgia appeals order saying she must certify results
ATLANTA (AP) -- A Republican official in the crucial presidential battleground of Georgia is appealing a judge's order that she...
Georgia officials say they thwarted an attempt to crash a state election website
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia election officials acted quickly earlier this month to thwart an attempt to flood the state's absentee...
Georgia Supreme Court rejects Republican attempt to quickly reinstate invalidated election rules
ATLANTA (AP) -- The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by national and state Republicans to immediately reinstate...
Judge invalidates election rules passed by Trump-backed board in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) -- A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the State Election Board...
Judge invalidates new Georgia election rules, including ones on ballot hand count and certification
ATLANTA (AP) -- A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the State Election Board...
New election rules in Georgia are in flux with voting underway
ATLANTA (AP) -- With less than three weeks to go before Election Day, the fate of new rules that could...
Georgia judge blocks ballot counting rule and says county officials must certify election results
ATLANTA (AP) -- A judge has blocked a new rule that requires Georgia Election Day ballots to be counted by...
Georgia judge rules county election officials must certify election results
ATLANTA (AP) -- A Georgia judge has ruled county election officials must certify election results by the deadline set in...
Georgia State Election Board and Atlanta's Fulton County spar over election monitor plan
ATLANTA (AP) -- With less than a month to go before voters head to the polls, the State Election Board...
Georgia elections chief doesn't expect Helene damage to have big effect on voting in the state
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia's top elections official said Monday that he doesn't expect damage from Hurricane Helene to cause major...
A judge considers whether to clarify 2 new Georgia election certification rules
ATLANTA (AP) -- A judge is considering whether to issue clarification or guidance for two new rules from the Georgia...
Trial on new Georgia election certification rules set to begin
ATLANTA (AP) -- A trial is set to get underway Tuesday on a lawsuit filed by Democrats challenging two new...
Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
ATLANTA (AP) -- A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state's abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and...
New rules regarding election certification in Georgia to get test in court
ATLANTA (AP) -- Two controversial new rules passed by Georgia's State Election Board concerning the certification of vote tallies are...
Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia's State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to...
Fani Willis skips a Georgia state Senate hearing while challenging subpoena
ATLANTA (AP) -- A special Georgia state Senate committee that had subpoenaed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis with plans...
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...
Election in Georgia's Fulton County to be observed by independent monitor
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia's Fulton County has hired a team of independent monitors to observe its operations for this year's...
Judge tosses suit seeking declaration that Georgia officials don't have to certify election results
ATLANTA (AP) -- A lawsuit arguing that county election board members in Georgia have the discretion to refuse to certify...
Trump campaign must stop using 'Hold On, I'm Coming' after lawsuit from family of song's co-writer
ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the...
Georgia election board approves new rules that critics fear could allow certification delays
ATLANTA (AP) -- The Georgia State Election Board voted Monday to approve a new rule that supporters say is necessary...
Raffensperger blasts proposed rule requiring hand count of ballots at Georgia polling places
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia's secretary of state on Thursday came out against election rule changes pending before the State Election...
A year later, sprawling Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has stalled
ATLANTA (AP) -- A year after a Georgia grand jury accused Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn...
Appeals court won't hear arguments on Fani Willis' role in Georgia Trump case until after election
ATLANTA (AP) -- A Georgia appeals court has set a December hearing for arguments on the appeal of a lower...
Georgia's Fulton County approves plan for independent monitor team to oversee general election
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia's most populous county, which has had a history of voting problems and was a focus of...
A defiant Fani Willis appears to call out her critics in Trump case in speech at Black church
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) -- Fani Willis called out her critics in a defiant speech Thursday at a Black church outside...
A defiant Fani Willis appears to call out Donald Trump in speech at Black church
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) -- Fani Willis called out her critics in a defiant speech Thursday at a Black church outside...
Appeals court halts Trump's Georgia case during appeal of order allowing Willis to stay on case
ATLANTA (AP) -- An appeals court has halted the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others...
Appeals court halts Trump's Georgia election case while appeal on Willis disqualification pending
ATLANTA (AP) -- An appeals court has halted the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others...
A court might hear arguments before the election on Fani Willis' role in Trump's Georgia case
ATLANTA (AP) -- An appeals court could hear arguments in October on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing...
Publisher of '2000 Mules' apologizes to Georgia man falsely accused of ballot fraud in the film
ATLANTA (AP) -- The publisher of "2000 Mules" issued a statement Friday apologizing to a Georgia man who was shown...