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21 Dec, 2007 2:48 pm
... events in the Wilson saga. One evening in July, U.S. Attorney David E. Nahmias issued a statement warning that possession of the video outside the justice system violated ...
get fixed,'" she recalls thinking. She hoped Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker-whose duties
included responding to habeas actions filed by inmates like ... plea deal that would end the matter. "I think there was a lot of media pressure on Thurbert and on David to make this problem go away, because it was so patently disproportionate ...
23 Sep, 2008 12:55 pm
... s petition, please do so. [www.amnestyusa.org] You can call the Georgia Attorney General, Thurbert E. Baker, calling on him to rescind the death warrant, at 404-656 -3300 Fax 404-657- 8733 The ... travesty of justice by calling the Georgia Board of Pardons and
Paroles to reconsider its clemency decision, telephone board chair Gale Buckner at 404-657-9350, or Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E.
Baker at 404-656-3300. More information on the case can be found at www.gfadp.org and www.troyanthonydavis ...
19 Jun, 2007 8:20 pm
... immediately after the judge's ruling, Georgia's attorney general, Thurbert E. Baker, filed
a notice saying that his office would appeal the decision, leaving ... Why, then, is Georgia's attorney general trying to keep Wilson in jail? Baker says he's compelled to appeal, but as attorney general, appealing is completely ... more stories tagged with: genarlow wilson Van Jones is executive
director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland, Calif. James Rucker served as director of Grassroots ...
23 Dec, 2008 6:40 am
Georgia's Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker says he supports changing court rules to permit
the wearing of religious garments, including the Islamic hijab, in courtrooms. A press release yesterday by CAIR says ... 's religious practices related to dress. Religious freedom is a
cornerstone of this nation's constitution and should be vigorously protected." Baker also sent a copy of his letter to the Georgia Judicial
Qualifications Commission. UPDATE: AP reported on Wednesday that Douglasville police ...
13 Apr, 2007 6:27 am
... -Constitution today contains an article that begins, "The attorney for Genarlow Wilson, who is serving 10 years in prison for having consensual sex as a teenager, said Thursday she
will serve Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker with a legal motion to get Wilson
another day in court. Attorney B.J. Bernstein said she hoped Baker would follow the lead of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper who, on
Wednesday, dropped charges against three Duke ...
26 Oct, 2007 8:57 am
... "the courts do work." She said Wilson's mother, Juannessa Bennett, is "overjoyed." A spokesman for Georgia Attorney General Thurbert
E. Baker said there will be no further appeals. Watch what has to happen before Wilson goes home » "I respectfully acknowledge the
court's authority to grant the relief that they have crafted in this case," Baker said. "I hope the court's decision will also put an end to
this issue as a matter of contention in the hearts and minds of ...
17 May, 2006 8:38 am
[JURIST] Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue [official biography] said Wednesday that the state will appeal [press release] a judge's ruling [order, PDF; JURIST report] that a voter-approved
amendment banning same-sex marriage [text] is unconstitutional. Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker [official website] said he would seek an expedited review. Baker noted that even though the constitutional
11 Jun, 2007 9:50 pm
"Day of Split Outcomes in Teenage Sex Case": The New York Times on Tuesday will contain an article that begins, "A judge on Monday ordered the release of a man who is serving a widely
criticized 10-year prison sentence without parole for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 17. But just after the ruling was announced, Georgia's attorney
general, Thurbert E. Baker, said he was appealing it, and the prisoner, Genarlow Wilson,
remained behind bars."
17 Jan, 2008 12:26 pm
... that it permits the regulatory taking of appellant's property without just and adequate compensation." In the earlier version, the court had said that the provision was
unconstitutional entirely. Some law-enforcement officers had expressed concern to Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker that this sentence nullified the entire law. The case is Mann v. Ga. Department of Corrections, No. S07A1043. Ralston noted that Mann had ...
22 Sep, 2008 9:02 pm
... Court will hear an appeal on September 29th. And: You can protest this travesty of justice by calling the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to reconsider its clemency decision,
telephone board chair Gale Buckner at 404-657-9350, or Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker at 404-656-3300. More information on the case can be found at www.gfadp.org and www.troyanthonydavis.org. Earlier coverage is here.
24 Oct, 2008 10:31 am
... : (404) 657-9350; 404-656-5712 or 404-651-8502 Fax: 404-651-6670; (404)651-8502; (404) 651-5282; (404) 463-6627 Or fax or email a message through Amnesty's Web site:
[amnestyusa.org] Thurbert E. Baker Office of the Attorney General 40 Capitol Square, SW
Atlanta, Ga 30334 Phone:(404) 656-3300 Fax:(404) 657-8733 Spencer Lawton, Chatham County District Attorney Chief Assistant District Attorney David Locke 133 Montgomery Street Savannah,
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24 Nov, 2008 12:04 pm
... said that persuasive, free-standing innocence claims should not be barred by procedural default. THE STATE'S ARGUMENT It's the job of lawyers in the state attorney general's office
to fight Davis' attempts in habeas. In their brief filed at the 11th Circuit, AG Thurbert E. Baker, Deputy AG Mary Beth Westmoreland and Senior Assistant AG Susan V. Boleyn argue that to the extent he can even make such a claim, ...
23 Aug, 2007 12:12 pm
... to a misdemeanor and that he be immediately released from prison. Georgia's Attorney General, Thurbert Baker, and DA David McDade appealed that judge's ruling and have ... that at least two adult prison guards (John Paul Hernandez and Ray E. Brookins)
sexually molested at least 10 incarcerated teen-aged boys for several months, ... under suspicion of having used public employees for his personal benefit on many occasions (e.g.
baby sitting, running errands, handyman services, etc.). While citizens felt ...
4 Jul, 2007 4:37 am
... was 15. A judge recently ordered Wilson to be released immediately. But shortly after the ruling Georgia's attorney general, Thurbert
Baker announced that he was appealing the ruling to the state Supreme Court resulting in Wilson remaining behind bars. Now if George Bush were
... of course, you are his friend. --- Source : Huffington Post (Byron Williams is an Oakland pastor and syndicated columnist. E-mail him at byron@byronspeaks.com or leave a
message at (510) 208-6417.) [www.huffingtonpost.com]
23 Sep, 2008 5:56 pm
... the Senate hearings of SA "patron Saint" Bill Pryor will remember that one of the bogus charges against Pryor was that he had taken the "wrong" position on the Voting Rights Act
(i.e. that he was at least insensitive to racism), ignoring the fact that black Democratic Georgia AG Thurbert Baker had taken the same position as Pryor. Well, now comes a case in which the part of the Act at issue then, ...
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