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1 Fulton County Prosecutors Propose March Trial Date

After saying she wanted a trial to start in the next six months during her Monday night press conference, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis proposed a date yesterday. In a brief filing, a prosecutor for Willis’ office proposed a March 4th start date for the trial of former President Donald Trump and 18 other defendants, saying in the filing that the proposed schedule wouldn’t conflict with “defendant Donald John Trump’s other criminal and civil matters.” While Willis has given all 19 defendants until Friday, August 25th to turn themselves in to be booked, yesterday’s filing suggested that they can be arraigned the week of September 5th. The March 4th date is the day before “Super Tuesday” primary voting, and just three weeks before the scheduled date of the start of Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan. Trump has denied all allegations and proposed trial dates in all four of the indictments against him that fall after next year’s November election.

2 Hawaii Working To Freeze Land Transactions In Area Of Wildfires

During a press conference yesterday, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said he was taking steps to stop the attempted land grabs in the areas of Maui affected by the wildfires. Green said he’s instructed state Attorney General Anne Lopez to work on putting a moratorium in place on land transactions in the Lahaina area. He added that he’ll have more details on the plans tomorrow, and also said he’s like to put a long-term moratorium into place on land bought by people who aren’t on Maui. The latest details on recovery efforts in Maui: An updated death toll of 110 was announced during the press conference, and it was also announced that search teams had covered 38% of the affected land as of yesterday. The main road leading into Lahaina was reopened yesterday during limited daily hours, and one of the first groups bringing supplies to the area was the Cajun Navy, a disaster support group formed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Two lawsuits have been filed against Hawaiian Electric for not de-energizing the power lines in the Lahaina area when high winds began to impact the region. Hawaiian Electric President & CEO Shelee Kimura said the company didn’t shut off power because of the needs of residents for electricity.

3 Items Seized From Kansas Newspaper To Be Returned After Search Warrant Withdrawn

The police raid on a Kansas newspaper has taken a new twist after the search warrant was withdrawn yesterday. Marion County, Kansas Attorney Joel Ensey said in a statement yesterday that police had “insufficient evidence” to seize electronics from the Marion County Record in Marion, Kansas on Friday, and that everything that was seized should be returned immediately. “I have submitted a proposed order asking the court to release the evidence seized,” Ensey said in the statement. The matter has been turned over to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The incident quickly drew national attention due to the apparent violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution. Local restaurant owner Kari Newell had accused the paper of using illegal means to get information about a previous DUI conviction on her record, which allegedly led to the raid. Eric Meyer, the co-owner and publisher of the paper, said computers, his cellphone, and the internet router at his home were taken. The stress from the raid on the home he shared with his 98-year-old mother and newspaper co-owner Joan Meyer may have contributed to her death on Saturday.


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