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After Ga. cop indictment, a reality check: Convictions rare in shooting cases
Activists who say a DeKalb County police officer committed a crime when he shot a naked veteran last year applauded District Attorney Robert James after a grand jury indicted the officer last week. In...
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State of Georgia gives Liberty Plaza a $1,000 dye job
Workers finish up the Liberty Plaza dye job Monday By James Salzer AJC Staff Photo Liberty Plaza – the state Capitol’s front door – is only a year old but state officials decided it was looking a...
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Group seeks support to reopen Brunswick police shooting death
They’ve purchased newspaper ads in South Georgia proclaiming: An injustice occurred in Glynn County. Do you know the facts? They’ve asked local county commissioners in Brunswick to take action and even...
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Company missing data is a deep-pocket pal of top Georgia politicians
When a company that delivers health insurance to low-income Georgians wanted to host a fundraiser for Gov. Nathan Deal in St. Louis during his 2014 re-election campaign, its top lobbyist raised...
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Ruling: Disputed stories push Gwinnett police shooting lawsuit to a jury trial
The widow of a Lawrenceville man who was naked and fatally shot by police in his own bedroom five years ago won the right this week to have the case presented to a federal civil jury. Tenisha Felio...
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Ga. lawmaker: KKK made ‘people straighten up’
State Rep. Tommy Benton is an unapologetic supporter of Georgia’s Confederate heritage. He flatly asserts the Civil War wasn’t fought over slavery, compares Confederate leaders to the Founding Fathers...
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Georgia’s list of highest-paid employees includes Adams, three making $1 million
Former UGA President Michael Adams Michael Adams hasn’t been president of the University of Georgia for 2 1/2 years, but he still showed up on a list of top 10 highest-paid university system employees...
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Leonard Pitts: Georgia cop shooting as outrageous as Freddie Gray’s death
The AJC investigation into the Caroline Small police shooting death in South Georgia continues to draw national attention. On Wednesday, nationally-syndicated Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts said...
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Latest report: Georgia Republican Party still having big money problems
The political class returned to the Capitol last month for the 2016 legislative session, but it did little to ease the money troubles of the state’s dominant political party. Gov. Nathan Deal (left),...
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Investigation could follow embattled police chief’s ouster
The agency that licenses Georgia’s police officers is reviewing why Union City Police Chief Charles Odom was forced out last month. It could lead to an investigation of his actions as chief, including...
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Rape kit bill wins passage in Ga. House committee
A bill that would require law enforcement to submit neglected sexual assault evidence to the state’s forensic labs won unanimous support in a House committee Wednesday afternoon. House Bill 827, known...
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A memorable afternoon with Justice Scalia
Justice Scalia will see you now, the secretary said. Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday, sat for an interview with AJC editor Ken Foskett. I entered Scalia’s Supreme Court chamber nervously and...
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Caroline Small shooting case a “stain” on DA’s office, grand juror says
A sitting grand juror in Glynn County has openly criticized Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson’s handling of the Caroline Small fatal police shooting case, calling it a “stain” on her office....
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Did Georgia convict the wrong man of murder? When DNA evidence isn’t enough.
Devonia Inman has spent nearly 18 years behind bars for a murder he and his legal team say he didn’t commit. They say new DNA evidence proves it, but Georgia’s legal system won’t grant him a new trial....
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Group wants special prosecutor in police shooting cases
A bill to curtail unique grand jury privileges for police officers is before the Georgia Senate this month, possibly headed to a committee hearing as early as this week. Critics say the bill doesn’t...
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Will new VA plan fix national veterans backlog caused by Atlanta office?
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a plan this week it says will fix a pending backlog of veterans who had applications for health care but were never enrolled because of problems at a...
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Prayers for officer who shot Caroline Small, but family still seeks justice
On Tuesday, funeral services were held in Brunswick for former Glynn County Police Officer Michael T. Simpon — one of two officers who in 2010 fatally shot Caroline Small. Small’s care windshield was...
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Caroline Small group says prosecutor should remove herself from police...
A group seeking a new investigation in the Caroline Small police shooting on Wednesday said Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson should remove herself from the case over conflicts of interest....
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Georgia Chamber honors pol seeking minimum wage for insurance agents
The state’s business lobby has opposed increasing the minimum wage for Georgians who work low-paying jobs, but that didn’t stop it from recently honoring a lawmaker seeking a minimum commission for...
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High-profile ruling may have led to break in Atlanta Civil Service Board...
Just prior to the Atlanta Civil Service Board being suspended from hearing cases by Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration, the board ruled against the city in a controversial and high-profile case of Oscar...
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