A special grand jury made the recommendation last year after hearing from dozens of witnesses on whether Donald J. Trump and his allies interfered in the 2020 election.
A full moon is passing close to earth, exerting a greater gravitational pull and creating higher tides than usual, just as the storm is forecast to push more water ashore.
The ruling means that a defamation case against Rudolph W. Giuliani, stemming from his role in seeking to overturn the 2020 election, can proceed to a trial where damages will be set.
Harrison William Prescott Floyd, who once led a group called Black Voices for Trump, was held longer at an Atlanta jail after turning himself in, apparently because he showed up to his booking without a lawyer.
In Washington, the special counsel is pursuing a streamlined approach and has gotten an early trial date. In Georgia, a more comprehensive indictment faces slower going.
The storm could produce flooding, storm surge and even tornadoes through northern Florida, southeastern Georgia and coastal South Carolina in the coming days.
An elementary school principal in Forsyth County emailed parents to apologize last week after Marc Tyler Nobleman used the word in a presentation about the origins of Batman.
Lawyers for Mark Meadows, one of several defendants trying to move the case from state to federal court, were making their arguments to a federal judge in Atlanta on Monday.
The storm could bring life-threatening storm surge and flooding from heavy rainfall to parts of the west coast of Florida as early as Tuesday, forecasters said.