Republicans Seek Oversight of Georgia Prosecutors

New York Times: “Two of the measures into consideration would create a brand new state oversight board that might punish or take away prosecutors for loosely outlined causes, together with ‘willful misconduct.’ A 3rd would sharply scale back the quantity of signatures required to hunt a recall of a district legal professional.”

“The proposals are half of a broader push by conservative lawmakers across the nation to rein in prosecutors whom they think about too liberal, and who in some circumstances are refusing to prosecute low-level drug crimes or implement strict new anti-abortion legal guidelines.”

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