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Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia

After Setbacks, Bill To Define Antisemitism in State Law Is Advancing in Georgia

Sponsors say it would help prosecutors identify hate crimes targeting Jewish people, but some critics warn it would limit free speech, especially in criticizing the actions of Israel.

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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani departs defamation lawsuit at the District Courthouse in Washington

Rudy Giuliani Files for Bankruptcy Days After $148 Million Defamation Order

Declaring bankruptcy likely will not erase the millions he was ordered to pay for making false statements about the election workers in Georgia.

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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani departs defamation lawsuit at the District Courthouse in Washington

Rudy Giuliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million in Damages to Georgia Election Workers

Giuliani had already been found liable in the case and he had conceded in court documents that he falsely accused the two former Georgia election workers of fraud.

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns in Derry, New Hampshire

Trump Attorney Says Trial During Presidential Campaign Would Be ‘Election Interference’

Prosecutors estimated it would take them four months to present their case, which would mean the trial would be underway during the final months of the campaign.

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Motion hearing regarding access to transcript and interview jurors, in Atlanta

Lawyer Says He Released Videos in Georgia’s 2020 Election Interference Case

The videos were part of evidence, known as discovery, that had been provided to all of the defendants and their attorneys. But they were not publicly available.

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Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia Stacey Abrams attends a campaign event in Dublin, Georgia

In Political Battleground of Georgia, a Federal Voter Intimidation Trial Is Underway

Starting Thursday, a judge will hear arguments and testimony about potential violations of a section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that prohibits voter intimidation.

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Motion hearing regarding access to transcript and interview jurors, in Atlanta

Judge Restricts Sharing of Information About Jurors in Trump’s Upcoming Trial

A Fulton County judge has ordered restrictions on sharing information about the identity of jurors in former President Donald Trump’s upcoming election interference trial in Georgia.

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Outside of the Fulton County Jail following the indictment of former U.S. President Trump

Judge Finds Rudy Giuliani Liable for Defaming Georgia Election Workers

A federal judge entered a default judgment Wednesday against Rudy Giuliani in a defamation lawsuit brought by two Georgia election workers who say they were falsely accused of participating in fraud during the 2020 presidential election.

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