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Mon., January 9, 2012 6:28am
The Georgia chapter of the NAACP is asking state lawmakers to end capital punishment. NAACP state president Edward Dubose said at a rally Monday that execution is murder. State Sen. Vincent Fort has said he will file legislation to end capital punishment.
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Tue., September 20, 2011 2:11pm
Witness reliability plays prominently in Troy Davis' internationally-watched case. In the two decades since Davis was condemned for fatally shooting Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail, seven of the nine witnesses who testified against Davis at his trial have recanted their testimony. No jury has heard those recantations, and a Savannah judged looked upon evidence of changed testimony with suspicion.
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Tue., June 7, 2011 6:55am
Georgia is facing a lawsuit for failing to provide voter registration forms to residents seeking public assistance, like food stamps and Medicaid.
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Mon., April 11, 2011 1:18pm
A new marker now stands at the site where Union General William T. Sherman ordered what’s known as the “Burning of Atlanta.”
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Tue., February 22, 2011 1:38pm
Groups opposed to legislation that would affect Georgia’s immigrants rallied at the state capitol today. Latino and civil rights groups are warning that any bill encouraging racial profiling will be fought in court.
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Fri., February 18, 2011 5:13pm
A state senator is honoring Shirley Sherrod, the former Agriculture Department official who was forced to resign her position after being falsely accused of making racist comments.
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Mon., December 13, 2010 5:57pm
Prisoners at Hays, Macon, Telfair, and Smith state prisons placed on lockdown Thursday when the department of corrections learned of a coordinated strike effort . Officials say the lockdowns will continue until an internal security review is complete.
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Wed., October 27, 2010 1:03pm
NAACP officials announced interim officers for the Albany-Dougherty chapter on Tuesday.
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Wed., October 20, 2010 11:46am
The NAACP and Tea Party in Rome are coming together to hold a political candidate forum on Thursday. The unlikely union came out of a scheduling conflict when both groups planned to hold forums on the same day and location.
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Thu., July 8, 2010 4:45pm
A coalition of civil right groups are now joining the U.S. Justice Department as defendants in a lawsuit brought on by the state of Georgia over a voter verification process.
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