Grand jury testimony is a legal and ethical quagmire for journalists – the stuff of Supreme Court cases and a Georgia reporters’ shield law – and this case is worthy of far more public discussion.
Tag: Fulton County District Attorney
Fulton DA’s office to lead new anti-crime program in county schools amid gang fears, crime spike
The Fulton County District Attorney’s office is preparing to launch an anti-crime education program in some Fulton public schools, a move intended to block gang recruitment in a system whose crime reports have skyrocketed.
A closer look at the “Blue Flu”: More than half of Atlanta’s beat cops missed work after ex-officer charged with murder of Rayshard Brooks
Soon after Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced felony murder charges would be brought against former Atlanta Police officer Garrett Rolfe, the man who shot and killed 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks outside an intown Wendy’s restaurant, most of the mobile troops on the city’s police force didn’t show up for their shifts.
Fulton County DA restarts effort to turn ‘drug houses’ into affordable housing
Nearly 90 homes that are sites of drug offenses will be transformed into housing for police officers.
