Yesterday, Liz and Andrew brought you a bit of a bummer – but an accurate one – regarding the pending indictment of Donald Trump in New York. Today, they bring you the good news about yet another pending indictment in Fulton County, Georgia and Trump’s desperate (and likely failing) attempts to stop it. You won’t want to miss it!
Notes
Anna Bower Lawfare explainer
https://www.lawfareblog.com/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-about-georgia-special-purpose-grand-juries-were-afraid-ask
Atlanta Journal-Constitiution interview with foreperson
https://www.ajc.com/politics/exclusive-behind-the-scenes-of-the-trump-grand-jury/6CXLKTFMKNDU7O6TER4B7UTZPE/
Georgia RICO statute, Title 16, Chapter 14
https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2021/title-16/chapter-14/
Ga. Code 16-14-3
https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2021/title-16/chapter-14/section-16-14-3/
Ga. Code 16-10-20
https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2021/title-16/chapter-10/article-2/section-16-10-20/
Trump motion to quash
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23718113-ex-parte-fulton-county-grand-jury-03-20-2023-102331-37306996-f8b43da6-144b-4544-ab53-4095c1c5f36d
State v. Lampl, 770 S.E.2d 629 (Ga. 2015)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13555564276998303856
Connally v. General Construction Co., 269 U.S. 385, 391 (1926)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=9143673394692693115
Reno v. ACLU, 521 U.S. 844 (1997)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1557224836887427725
Skilling v. U.S., 561 U.S. 358 (2010)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6709078768346680936
State v. Bartel, 479 S.E.2d 4 (1996)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2075548165303328436
Kenerly v. State, 715 S.E.2d 688 (Ga. App. 2011)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3363311285530927015
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