Georgia Lawsuit Challenges Oversight Commission's Power to Discipline and Remove Prosecutors

Four district attorneys in Georgia are suing to strike down a new law that creates a commission to discipline and remove state prosecutors, arguing that it violates the U.S. and Georgia constitutions. The law, signed by Republican Governor Brian Kemp, aims to curb progressive prosecutors and their discretion in prosecuting crimes. The district attorneys argue that the law oversteps by requiring them to review every case individually and by prohibiting them from establishing policies rejecting the prosecution of certain crimes. They also claim that the law violates their free speech rights and interferes with prosecutorial discretion. Similar efforts to rein in prosecutors have taken place in other states as well.