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Stanley Dunlap
Stanley Dunlap is a reporter for the Georgia Recorder. He has covered government and politics for news outlets in Georgia and Tennessee for the past decade.
Fulton grand jury recommended charges against current, former U.S. senators
By: Stanley Dunlap - September 8, 2023
A Fulton County special grand jury recommended that prosecutors file criminal charges against former Georgia U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina in the sweeping 2020 presidential election interference case. No charges have been filed against the three senators. The grand jury report released Friday reveals that the […]
Trump pleads not guilty, waives arraignment in Georgia 2020 election interference case
By: Stanley Dunlap - August 31, 2023
Former President Donald Trump entered a not guilty plea on Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court on 13 felony counts that charge him with racketeering for attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. In the court filing on Thursday, Trump also voluntarily waived his right to an arraignment hearing scheduled for Wednesday in […]
One for the books as Trump and rest of Fulton 19 enter Georgia justice system over 2020 election
By: Ross Williams, Stanley Dunlap and Jill Nolin - August 25, 2023
At the end of a historic week at the Fulton County jailhouse, the criminal case against former President Donald Trump and his 18 allies also accused of subverting Georgia’s 2020 presidential election is just beginning. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis alleges Trump and the rest of the group – which include lawyers, former federal […]
Trump supporters, detractors face off outside jail as he’s booked on Georgia racketeering charges
By: Jill Nolin, Ross Williams and Stanley Dunlap - August 24, 2023
Former President Donald Trump was booked and quickly released at the Fulton County Jail Thursday evening during a trip from New Jersey to Atlanta that played out on primetime TV and capped a drama-filled day outside the facility. Trump’s sprawling motorcade arrived at the jail at about 7:30 p.m. And he was released after about […]
Fulton grand jury indicts Trump, members of his inner circle
By: Stanley Dunlap and Jill Nolin - August 15, 2023
Former President Donald Trump and several members of his inner circle were indicted Monday in Fulton County, Georgia, in a sweeping investigation into 2020 election interference. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis held a press conference late Monday to briefly discuss the grand jury’s felony conspiracy and racketeering charges being levied against the 2024 Republican […]
Georgia appeals court denies GOP state election chief’s bid to ban early voting the Saturday after Thanksgiving
By: Stanley Dunlap - November 22, 2022
Georgia’s Court of Appeals has rejected Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s attempt to keep Georgians from voting in the U.S. Senate runoff on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The appeals court on Monday evening blocked the state’s emergency motion to nullify a Fulton County judge’s order giving Georgia counties the option to open early voting […]
Biden pitches Senate rule change to safeguard voting rights
By: Stanley Dunlap - January 11, 2022
President Joe Biden called for an end to the Senate filibuster during a visit to Atlanta’s Morehouse College campus, arguing Senate Democrats can push past GOP opposition now blocking major voting rights legislation. With the likelihood of Republican lawmakers pursuing more restrictive voting rules, not implementing meaningful federal protections sooner rather than later is a […]
U.S. Senate Democrats push voting rights bills, lambast Georgia election law
By: Stanley Dunlap - July 19, 2021
If the rules in Georgia’s controversial 2021 voting overhaul were in place before last November’s historic U.S. Senate races were pushed to Jan. 5 runoffs, then 76,000 residents who cast their ballots would’ve been unable to register in time for the second round. A U.S. Senate committee gathered in downtown Atlanta Monday to hear how […]