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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A controversial law allowing superior court clerks to personally pocket money when processing passports could draw new scrutiny in next year’s General Assembly. “Concerned would be a mild word to use,” state Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick (R-Marietta) said.... ....An Atlanta News First Investigation uncovered in 2021 alone, Cobb Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor raked in more than $220,000, while Fulton Superior Court Clerk Cathelene “Tina” Robinson pocketed more than $360,000 in passport processing fees. Those fees are in addition to their yearly salaries. All of this is completely legal but it comes as a big...

A Georgia judge ordered that Fulton County must preserve its 2020 election records indefinitely until further notice, handing a victory to a GOP gubernatorial candidate. “The court finds it appropriate to include an additional layer of security by ordering that the records and information … are maintained by the Clerk of Court indefinitely until further order of this Court,” wrote Judge Robert McBurney, of the Superior Court of Fulton County, on Thursday. McBurney further wrote that the clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County “is the current custodian of those records; she is statutorily obligated to maintain the records...

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The Trump Organization secured a partial victory on Monday as a Washington, D.C., superior court judge dismissed a portion of a lawsuit brought by the D.C. attorney general over actions by former President Donald Trump's 2017 Presidential Inaugural Committee. The judge dismissed a claim by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine that Trump's inaugural committee "wasted" $1 million in rented ballrooms at Trump's Washington, D.C., hotel, writing that they have not met the standard of proof ... ..The ruling removed the Trump Organization as a named defendant in the case, yet still keeps the former president's Washington hotel as a named...

Two Iowa teenagers have been charged with murdering a local Spanish teacher after police discovered incriminating social media posts. Nohema Graber, 66, was found dead in a park in the city of Fairfield, several hours after being reported missing, authorities said. Police say the suspects posted details of the killing, efforts to hide it and a possible motive to social media. The teenagers, both 16, will be tried as adults for the murder... ...Early investigations suggested she had suffered "trauma to the head", the documents show. Ms Graber's body was found hidden under a tarpaulin, wheelbarrow and railway sleepers. Authorities...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has ruled for top drug manufacturers as local governments seek billions of dollars to cover their costs from the nation’s opioid epidemic. Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson issued a tentative ruling on Monday that said the governments hadn’t proven the pharmaceutical companies used deceptive marketing to increase unnecessary opioid prescriptions and create a public nuisance. “There is simply no evidence to show that the rise in prescriptions was not the result of the medically appropriate provision of pain medications to patients in need,” Wilson wrote in a ruling of more than...

In a win for the Biden administration, a federal judge blocked an executive order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) that would have banned the U.S. government from transporting migrants in the Lone Star State. Abbott issued the order under the banner of fighting the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone, a George W. Bush appointee, determined that the governor’s order violated the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution and said Abbott’s rationale did not withstand basic scrutiny. “Indeed, recent data shows that ‘migrants generally test positive at similar or lower rates than Americans living in the counties where they...

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - Charges against 25 protesters who stopped traffic on the Bay Bridge in January were dismissed this morning by a San Francisco Superior Court judge, according to an attorney representing the group. The group, known collectively as the Bay Bridge 25, was arrested on Jan. 18 on the bridge on suspicion of misdemeanors, including obstructing traffic on a freeway, public nuisance and unlawful assembly, in addition to having their cars impounded.

A temporary restraining order has been issued preventing an anti-abortion group from releasing any video of leaders of a California company that provides fetal tissue to researchers. The group is the same one that previously shot viral covert video of a Planned Parenthood leader discussing the sale of aborted fetuses for research. The Los Angeles Superior Court order issued Tuesday prohibits the Center for Medical Progress from releasing any video of three high-ranking StemExpress officials taken at a restaurant in May. It appears to be the first legal action prohibiting the release of a video from the organization.

ELECTION: Kreep says right-wing views won't affect rulings as judge Winning candidate has challenged Obama's birthplace, legitimacy Voters in San Diego County appear to have elected a conservative activist lawyer to a judgeship with the San Diego Superior Court. Gary Kreep, 61 ---- known for taking on right-wing causes ---- said Friday that his views will not color his decisions on the bench. According to the unofficial tally, Kreep surpassed his opponent, veteran prosecutor Garland Peed, by 1,702 votes in a judicial contest in which more than 406,000 ballots were cast. Kreep garnered 50.21 percent of the votes to Peed's...

Appointment of Sohail Mohammed to the Superior Court of New Jersey Oppose This Appointment Made by Governor Chris Christie Appointee Defended 9/11 Detainees and Imam w/Terrorist Ties Appointment Will be Discussed in the NJ State Senate Judiciary Committee Monday, June 27 Full Senate Vote May Follow Based Upon Outcome of This Committee Meeting Please Circulate! On the Tenth-Year Anniversary of the murderous, Islamofascist terrorist attacks of 9/11, Governor Christie has seen fit to dishonor that day of infamy, and its still grieving nation, by continuing to actively and personally promote *his* appointment to the New Jersey Superior Court of a...

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO Keyes v. Bowen, Obama, Biden POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN OPPOSITION TO RESPONENTS' MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS Case No.: 34-2008-80000096-CU-WM-GDS Orly Taitz, Esq. Gary G. Kreep, Esq. Attorney for the Petitioners Honorable Michael P. Kenney presiding. AMBASSADOR DR. ALAN KEYES (herein referred to as "KEYES"), a resident of the State of Maryland, and DR. WILEY S. DRAKE, SR. (herein referred to as "DRAKE"), and MARKHAM ROBINSON (herein referred to as "ROBINSON"), each a resident of the State of California, all Petitioners herein, hereby submit their PETITIONERS' POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN OPPOSITION TO...

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Serial killer Michael Ross, at times crying, testified Tuesday that he believes he deserves to live, but doesn't want to pursue any more appeals of his death sentence because of the pain it would cause his victims' families. "I understand why they hurt," Ross said. "I've been trying for 10 years to stop this. Hopefully in 28 days I'll be able to stop it, and that's my goal."

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 12 — One of the bitterest San Diego campaigns in memory came to a welcome close today, when officials declared that a state judge had ousted the district attorney after an 18-month campaign featuring charges of corruption, anti-Semitism, mental instability and sex discrimination. But one issue that was not aired in this conservative county was the winner's sexual orientation. With her victory over District Attorney Paul Pfingst sealed, Judge Bonnie Dumanis of Superior Court will become the first openly gay prosecutor elected in the country, gay advocates say. Judge Dumanis eked out her victory by about...