Georgia prosecutors renew challenge of a law they say undermines their authority

UK Time News— Three district attorneys in Georgia have renewed their challenge of a commission created to discipline and remove state prosecutors, arguing it violates the U.S. and Georgia constitutions. Their lawsuits filed Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta challenge Georgia’s Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, a body Republican lawmakers revived this year after originally creating it

Gothamist—NYC law department employee pleads guilty to stealing $600K in checks, prosecutors say. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York attends a news conference. Officials say he stole around 40 checks payable to the law department. [ more › ]

Public Radio of Armenia—Borrell says adoption of “Foreign agents law” would compromise Georgia’s EU path. EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell has said the adoption of the “law on “Foreign agents law” would compromise Georgia’s EU path. Georgia’s parliament voted in the first reading to approve a proposed law that would require media and non-commercial organizations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than …

41NBC News—UPDATE: 3 law officers killed, 5 others wounded trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, authorities say. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Three law enforcement officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded Monday in a shootout at a Charlotte, North Carolina, home, police said. The officers were first shot at as they approached the suburban home, and then they fired at a suspect in the