Atlanta bail bondsman Scott Graham Hall on Friday became the first defendant to plead guilty in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others, a federal judge ruled that former U.S. Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark can’t move his prosecution to federal court, and the court rejected a bid by former Trump campaign attorney Kenneth Chesebro to suppress his emails from evidence. Here Law360 breaks down the latest developments in the case.
The battle over whether former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows should be tried in federal or state court for his alleged involvement in a Georgia election interference conspiracy continued Monday, with prosecutors urging the Eleventh Circuit to uphold an order sending Meadows' case back to state court.
Five days after denying the city of Milton, Georgia's request for a judgment notwithstanding a $33 million verdict over the death of a Yale University student whose car crashed into an ornamental roadside planter, a Georgia trial court said the city also can't get a new trial in the case.
The Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 18 others grew even more contentious Wednesday when prosecutors suggested that six defense attorneys could break the state bar's rules of professional conduct if they continued representing their clients in the matter.
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Monday told the Eleventh Circuit a federal judge wrongly refused to move his Georgia election interference case to federal court, arguing he is only involved in the case because he was doing his job. Here, Law360 breaks down the latest developments in the Georgia case.