Robert Leonard

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Criminal Justice System March 26, 2022

Man given life without parole for machete murder of man in front of children

According to a public information release from Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady Jr., Rendell Russell was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus 10 years by…

Courts February 23, 2022

Cobb courts receive $2 million grant to speed serious felony cases

According to a press release from Cobb County Superior Court, the Cobb judicial circuit has received a grant of nearly $2 million to speed the backlog of serious felony cases…

Health Care January 4, 2022

Cobb Superior Court Chief Judge Leonard cancels jury trials due to COVID surge

An announcement was posted to the county website stated that Cobb County Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Leonard has canceled jury trials due to the recent severe rise in COVID-19…

Criminal Justice System October 7, 2021

Cobb County serial child molester sentenced to life without parole

District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr. announced this afternoon that convicted serial child molester Michael Shane Kilgore has been sentenced to life without possibility of parole. Kilgore was convicted on…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Robert Leonard

Man given life without parole for machete murder of man in front of children

Cobb courts receive $2 million grant to speed serious felony cases

Cobb Superior Court Chief Judge Leonard cancels jury trials due to COVID surge

Cobb County serial child molester sentenced to life without parole