Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter covering the Fulton County election probe, voting, elections and health care. Recovering Washington correspondent. tamar.hallerman@ajc.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3mttf5zt4ek2bRepublicans have long eyed Sanford Bishop’s 2nd Congressional District in Southwest Georgia. And for years, the Black Democrat has outrun the GOP by tending to local issues. Now some think Rs can deliver a knockout blow following a court ruling this spring https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/08/republicans-home-in-on-southwest-georgia-district-held-by-black-democrat/24 Aug 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttf5zt4ek2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3mterefhr7k2vTen years ago, a voting rights settlement transformed the politics of a metro Atlanta county. Could Black voters' gains be walked back because of a recent Supreme Court decision? https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/08/a-voting-rights-lawsuit-transformed-fayette-county-could-it-now-slide-back/18 Aug 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3mterefhr7k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3mtbnbyr3sc2lTen years ago, a voting rights suit helped transform a metro Atlanta county. With the Supreme Court’s recent Callais ruling, could it all be undone? The tale of one of Georgia’s last successful Voting Rights Act challenges and what could be ahead: https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/08/a-voting-rights-lawsuit-transformed-fayette-county-could-it-now-slide-back/17 Aug 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbnbyr3sc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3ms6n6ofeqc2fIn exclusive interviews with @ajc.com, the 5 members of Georgia's State Election Board offered competing visions of how much power the body has, election security and how much fed intervention is acceptable ahead of high-stakes midterms. With @calebgroves.bsky.social https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/08/georgia-state-election-board-tests-limits-ahead-of-midterms/03 Aug 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6n6ofeqc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3mqjtjzx2ms2bA year ago, a group of Georgia judges was tasked with something unique: building out a new process for compensating the wrongfully convicted. Since then, 56 people have applied. The results have varied widely. A look inside the new system: https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/07/georgia-judges-ok-millions-in-wrongful-conviction-claims-under-new-law/13 Jul 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjtjzx2ms2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3mqacwvqxd225New: Former Army couple imprisoned for baby’s death are eligible for state payout under Georgia's new wrongful conviction law, judge says. We covered Ashley Jordan and Albert Debelbot's legal saga in season 11 of Breakdown: https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/07/couple-imprisoned-for-babys-death-eligible-for-state-payout-judge-says/09 Jul 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqacwvqxd225https://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3mpjp4qecvc2yGeorgia-based immigrant advocacy groups and their allies sighed in relief after the Supreme Court rejected Trump's birthright citizenship order. Analysts said it could have upended the state's economy. Proponents say they'll go to Congress https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/06/georgia-stakeholders-cheer-supreme-court-upholding-birthright-citizenship/30 Jun 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjp4qecvc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3mp4siyqab22jGeorgia’s population has grown by more than a half million people in the past five years, with nonwhite residents accounting for all of the net growth. Deep dive via @jenniferpeebles.bsky.social https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/06/census-data-shows-georgia-continues-to-diversify/25 Jun 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4siyqab22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3moy4wv7x2c2vUnder the bill making its way to the governor's desk, Georgia would continue using its touchscreen voting system for the midterm elections https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/06/georgias-special-legislative-session-ends-with-no-redistricting/23 Jun 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy4wv7x2c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3mokwwmrjhk2rFacing a self-made vote-counting conundrum, Georgia Senate Republicans are moving to preserve the very voting system that they and Trump have long criticized. Via @calebgroves.bsky.social https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/06/with-redistricting-shelved-georgia-lawmakers-focus-on-a-vote-counting-mess/18 Jun 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokwwmrjhk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3mokwk3l7c22rGeorgia Dems celebrated yesterday after GOP leaders abandoned their push to redraw the state’s political lines this summer. But many also greeted the news with skepticism, warning that GOP leaders could revive the effort after the election. With @bluestein.bsky.social https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/06/democrats-warn-georgia-redistricting-fight-is-far-from-over/18 Jun 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokwk3l7c22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3mog7xhelbk2xGeorgians are hitting the polls today. With party nominations TBD in key races for governor, senate, lt. governor, secretary of state, school superintendent and labor and insurance commission, there's a lot up for grabs Follow us at @ajc.com as we track it live: https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/06/georgia-runoff-election-key-races-candidates-and-what-voters-need-to-know/16 Jun 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog7xhelbk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3m6ko47nic22vWith the Georgia Trump case now over, Fulton County may be on the hook to pay Trump and his co-defendants millions in legal fees https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/11/trump-case-dismissal-means-fulton-county-could-pay-millions-in-legal-fees/26 Nov 2025 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ko47nic22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3m6kae7gvgk2gBREAKING: 🚨 The Fulton judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Trump, others just agreed to dismiss it 🚨 This comes shortly after a state prosecutor said the alleged criminal conduct amounted to more of a federal, not state, case https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/11/georgia-prosecutor-urges-judge-to-dismiss-trump-election-case/26 Nov 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6kae7gvgk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3m62yrnp7i223“This is such a tangled spider web." New prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case faces a thicket of legal, practical and political concerns as he decides whether to advance the probe https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/11/prosecutor-reviewing-georgia-trump-case-faces-tangled-spider-web-of-issues/20 Nov 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62yrnp7i223https://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3m5lwohdu4k2bBreaking: Pete Skandalakis, the head of the nonpartisan Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, said he's appointing himself to oversee the Fulton Trump case, taking over for DQed Fani Willis. He said "several" other prosecutors turned down the appointment https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/11/prosecutor-takes-helm-of-georgia-case-against-trump-but-will-he-move-forward/14 Nov 2025 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5lwohdu4k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3m5ltqmoufc2gComing attractions: today is the deadline for a state prosecutor to reveal who is being appointed to take over for Fulton DA Fani Willis in the Georgia election interference case involving President Trump14 Nov 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ltqmoufc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3m5c64ft4g22dPresident Trump pardoned his 18 co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, but it won’t void the state charges filed against them in Fulton County https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/11/trump-pardons-18-co-defendants-charged-in-georgia-election-case-aide-says/10 Nov 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5c64ft4g22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3m4j7pn2snc2xThe U.S. Department of Justice has requested Fulton County election records from 2020 as the Trump administration and its supporters continue to scrutinize the presidential election won by Democrat Joe Biden https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/10/trump-justice-department-requests-2020-fulton-county-election-records/31 Oct 2025 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4j7pn2snc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3m3x3pstvg22zSince taking office in 2021, Willis appears to have become Georgia's second-biggest user of the state RICO statute behind the AG. Great comprehensive look of the Fulton DA's use of RICO from my colleagues: https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/10/fani-willis-may-use-georgias-rico-law-more-than-any-other-da-at-what-cost/24 Oct 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3x3pstvg22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3m3la6oqrqs2xMeet the lawyer who derailed Georgia’s prosecution of Donald Trump https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/10/meet-the-lawyer-who-derailed-georgias-prosecution-of-donald-trump/19 Oct 2025 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3la6oqrqs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3m2pgfdicwc25New: Fulton Judge Scott McAfee is now giving a Georgia state agency an extra month to name a new prosecutor in the Fulton election interference case involving President Trump. The agency's executive director had asked for more time given the very lengthy case file08 Oct 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pgfdicwc25https://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3m2kaleuysc2vA few days after a Fulton judge gave the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia 14 days to decide who will take on the Fulton Trump case now that Fani Willis has been disqualified, the head of the agency is now asking for an extension 1/06 Oct 2025 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2kaleuysc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3m2cv4jivdk2uBreaking: A nonpartisan state agency has only 14 days to name a new prosecutor to lead the Fulton election interference case involving President Donald Trump -- or the judge overseeing the case will dismiss it entirely https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/10/breaking-judge-sets-14-day-deadline-to-name-new-prosecutor-in-fulton-trump-case/03 Oct 2025 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2cv4jivdk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3lztc23fkyk2d"They’re fishing." "Warranted and long overdue." “I literally cannot think of anything that is not political." Former prosecutors and political observers in Georgia try to make sense of Fani Willis subpoena https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/09/observers-try-to-make-sense-of-fani-willis-subpoena/27 Sep 2025 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lztc23fkyk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3lzgqckaf4s25The Georgia election interference case, once considered one of the strongest against Trump, has hit the skids. What are the consequences of that? https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/09/georgia-election-case-once-seen-as-strongest-against-trump-hits-the-skids/22 Sep 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgqckaf4s25https://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3lyzy267hfk27What happens to the Georgia Trump case now that Fulton DA Fani Willis is officially out? Its future rests with a Republican former prosecutor at an obscure state agency already familiar with a portion of the racketeering case https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/09/what-happens-next-to-the-trump-election-interference-case-in-georgia/17 Sep 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyzy267hfk27https://bsky.app/profile/tamarhallerman.bsky.social/post/3lyxbq4oozs2sBREAKING: Fani Willis loses last chance to stay at the helm Trump Georgia election interference case https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/09/fani-willis-loses-last-chance-to-stay-at-the-helm-trump-georgia-election-interference-case/16 Sep 2025 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:bvbuedwhnaa5rr4pmzzzfdei/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxbq4oozs2s