Justice in Atlanta & GA
Justice
NEWS BRIEF: Civil rights lawyer to head Georgia NAACP
04/27/2022 2:00 AM
Gerald Grigg to fight on the front lines
NEWS BRIEF: Ethics charges against judge upheld by high court
03/15/2022 2:00 AM
Coomer can’t slip through a loophole
NEWS BRIEF: Dollar General shows “blatant disregard” for employee safety
02/25/2022 1:00 AM
No wonder their prices are cheap
NEWS BRIEF: Animal rights groups challenging Starbucks hypocrisy
02/24/2022 1:00 AM
PETA barking up Starbucks tree
NEWS BRIEF: Trans woman awarded $1.5 million after phony cocaine charge
02/23/2022 6:00 AM
Stress ball brings more than relief
NEWS BRIEF: Cardi B wins defamation case against Atlanta blogger
01/27/2022 6:00 AM
Bloggers aren’t journos
NEWS BRIEF: Approval given for special grand jury in Trump fraud case
01/26/2022 6:00 AM
Fani Willis steps up
NEWS BRIEF: Fulton prosecutor asks for special grand jury in Trump probe
01/22/2022 6:00 AM
Trump at risk of state charges
Courts
NEWS BRIEF: Stacey Abrams “appalled” by Supreme Court anti-abortion move
05/06/2022 2:00 AM
Autonomy is ... what makes us free’
NEWS BRIEF: Fired DeKalb schools whistleblower sues district for wrongful termination
05/05/2022 2:00 AM
Ben Estill fights back
NEWS BRIEF: WSB-TV appeals court order on Jan. 6 reporting
04/28/2022 2:00 AM
‘Failed to exercise ordinary care’
NEWS BRIEF: Far-right network loses battle with Fulton election workers
04/26/2022 2:00 AM
Mother and daughter triumph over One America News
NEWS BRIEF: Local judges react to Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation process
04/08/2022 2:00 AM
Balancing the scales of justice déjà vu
NEWS BRIEF: Two wrongfully convicted men to receive compensation
04/07/2022 2:00 AM
How much is one’s innocence worth?
NEWS BRIEF: Chief Justice David Nahmias quits Georgia Supreme Court
02/15/2022 6:00 AM
No specific reason for departure
NEWS BRIEF: Ethics charges against judge will move forward
12/31/2021 6:00 AM
Judge under the hammer
Guns
NEWS BRIEF: Georgia becomes a top gun-making state
01/08/2022 6:00 AM
Georgia’s lax gun rules attract weapons manufacturers
NEWS BRIEF: Another fight on gun rights looms after Kemp announcement
01/06/2022 6:00 AM
Kemp opens the door for more gun shootouts in state
NEWS BRIEF: Atlanta schools system wants parents to hide guns from kids
12/15/2021 6:00 AM
Parents must be taught to lock up weapons
NEWS BRIEF: Makers of illegal gun silencers targeted by ATF
12/01/2021 6:00 AM
Word leaked on ‘silencers’
NEWS BRIEF: Gun maker Remington will open new HQ in Georgia
11/09/2021 6:00 AM
More guns for Georgia
Police
NEWS BRIEF: Police officer shot by security guard in attempted sneaker heist
05/07/2022 2:00 AM
Thieves foul up Air Jordan 2 launch date
NEWS BRIEF: Man shot by police officer gets million-dollar settlement
05/06/2022 2:00 AM
Noel Hall shot, bullet ‘missing his heart by two inches’
NEWS BRIEF: FBI in Atlanta gets terrorism expert as new chief
05/03/2022 2:00 AM
Keri Farley steps in and steps up
NEWS BRIEF: Police create new tracking unit for repeat offenders
03/31/2022 2:00 AM
“We are literally giving them a scarlet letter…”
NEWS BRIEF: Atlanta police hosting recruitment drive in Buckhead
03/18/2022 2:00 AM
Shop for a cop career
NEWS BRIEF: Atlanta police making progress on crime, mayor says
03/17/2022 2:00 AM
Significant number of arrests made
NEWS BRIEF: Police seek help in solving BeltLine slaying
03/03/2022 1:00 AM
Justice sought for Thomas Arnold, Poncey-Highland resident
NEWS BRIEF: Foot patrols needed to curb crime, business owners say
02/24/2022 1:00 AM
People are scared to shop downtown — again
Prisons
NEWS BRIEF: Private prison undergoing expansion while under investigation
12/22/2021 6:00 AM
Prisons should not be for profit
NEWS BRIEF: Jail diversion legislation approved by Atlanta City Council
11/03/2021 6:00 AM
Less jail, more compassion in Fulton County
NEWS BRIEF: Justice Department investigating civil rights of Georgia prisoners
09/17/2021 6:00 AM
Prisoners have rights, too
NEWSBRIEF: AJC Digs into Irwin County Detention Center
06/05/2021 5:59 PM
AJC: At Georgia immigration jail, warnings about women’s medical care went unheeded
NEWSBRIEF: Biden Administration Shutters GA Immigration Facility
05/21/2021 12:36 PM
Privately run Immigration Facility in Irwin County, GA shuttered.
NEWSBRIEF: Class action suite alleges misconduct at Irwin County Detention Center
12/22/2020 2:25 PM
Detainees claim Gynecologist at the Irwin County Detention Center subjected detainees to nonconsensual and invasive procedures.
NEWSBRIEF: NY Congresswoman asks Homeland Security to Inspect GA ICE Facilities
11/18/2019 1:22 PM
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY), chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform in Congress, sends official request to inspect 3 Georgia IC...
Opinion - Georgia’s execution secrecy law protects private interests over the public good
05/29/2014 4:00 AM
Recent ruling to uphold Owens vs. Hill is revenge, not justice
Crime, Guns and Justice in Atlanta and GA - News & Opinion