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A police officer testifies that an ex-prosecutor never obstructed her in the Ahmaud Arbery case
Read full article: A police officer testifies that an ex-prosecutor never obstructed her in the Ahmaud Arbery caseThe case against a former Georgia prosecutor accused of interfering with the police investigation into the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery has taken a blow in the courtroom.
Did Ahmaud Arbery's killers get help from a prosecutor? A jury hears clashing accounts
Read full article: Did Ahmaud Arbery's killers get help from a prosecutor? A jury hears clashing accountsProsecutors and defense attorneys are battling in court over whether a former district attorney tried to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.
More than 200 potential jurors summoned for trial of prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery's death
Read full article: More than 200 potential jurors summoned for trial of prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery's deathA judge is dismissing some of the more than 200 potential jurors summoned for the trial of a prosecutor accused of meddling with the investigation of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Ex-prosecutor charged with meddling in Ahmaud Arbery case appears in court ahead of trial
Read full article: Ex-prosecutor charged with meddling in Ahmaud Arbery case appears in court ahead of trialA former Georgia district attorney charged with interfering in the police investigation of the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery has made her first court appearance more than three years after being indicted.
Georgia superintendent says Black studies course can be taught after legal opinion
Read full article: Georgia superintendent says Black studies course can be taught after legal opinionGeorgia’s Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods now says school districts may teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies.
61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to ‘Stop Cop City’ movement
Read full article: 61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to ‘Stop Cop City’ movementSixty-one people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges following a long-running state investigation into protests against an Atlanta-area proposed police and firefighter training facility that critics call “Cop City.”.
In Georgia, how sports explain a political battleground
Read full article: In Georgia, how sports explain a political battlegroundGeorgia's U.S. Senate race between Republican Herschel Walker and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock highlights how sports and college loyalties explain a political battleground.
Georgia governor: Loss of All-Star game will hurt minorities
Read full article: Georgia governor: Loss of All-Star game will hurt minoritiesGeorgia’s Republican governor has stepped up his attack on Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from the state in response to a sweeping new voting law.
Republicans trod well-worn path to court to sue Biden
Read full article: Republicans trod well-worn path to court to sue BidenThese are busy days for Republican state attorneys general, filing repeated lawsuits that claim President Joe Biden and his administration are overstepping their authority on immigration, climate change, the environment and taxes.
Georgia seeks probe of prosecutors in Ahmaud Arbery killing case
Read full article: Georgia seeks probe of prosecutors in Ahmaud Arbery killing case“Unfortunately, many questions and concerns have arisen" about the actions of the district attorneys, Carr said Tuesday in a statement. Gregory McMichael told police he and his grown son armed themselves and pursued the young man because they they thought he matched the description of a burglary suspect. Johnson said Glynn County police contacted two of her assistant prosecutors on the day of the shooting, seeking legal advice. Johnson said she could not recall if she had told Carr's office that she enlisted Barnhill's help before recusing herself. On Monday, Carr replaced him with Cobb County District Attorney Joyette M. Holmes, one of only seven black district attorneys in Georgia.