AltWeeklies Wire
Following Raid on Gay Bar, the Atlanta PD Reels from Harrassment Complaintsnew
Why did police feel they needed to take down the club with the kind of force usually reserved for busting meth labs? Why did officers seem to act so unprofessionally toward the Eagle's customers, none of whom was arrested? And was the whole thing really just about sex?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
09-22-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Remarks About Gitmo lawyers Should Fall Flatnew
No backlash reported from Atlanta firms.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-25-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Freedom Detainednew
Atlanta lawyers fight to gain rights for those held in Guantanamo.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-02-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: War on terror, detainees
Still Draconiannew
A federal judge for the second time blocked a measure that bars offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school bus stop, a restriction that would have forced most of the state's more than 10,600 registered sex offenders from their homes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
08-03-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Come One, Come All to the GOP's Family Daynew
It looks as if the GOP-backed decision to designate March 12 as the first-ever "Family Day at the Capitol" could turn out to be more successful than anyone had imagined. Several groups are seizing the opportunity to spur hundreds, if not thousands, of their supporters to the Capitol to show opposition to certain conservative legislation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
03-10-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
