ATLANTA (AP) — The federal government asked an appeals court on Friday to halt an Alabama immigration law considered by many as the toughest in the United States, saying it invites discrimination against foreign-born citizens and legal immigrants. The federal government filed the challenge to the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. It […]
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Ga. Execution Leaves Debate over Guilt Unresolved
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s execution of Troy Davis for the murder of an off-duty police officer has done little to resolve the debate over his guilt that captured the attention of thousands worldwide, including a former president and the pope. Davis remained defiant even after he was strapped to a gurney Wednesday night in the […]
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Ga. High Court Rejects Plea to Stop Davis Execution
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top court has refused to halt the execution of inmate Troy Davis, leaving him nearly out of options with less than two hours until he’s scheduled to die for the killing of a policeman. Davis and his supporters have maintained his innocence. Prosecutors have stood by the case. The Georgia Supreme […]
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Ga. Executes Davis; Supporters Claim Injustice
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — Georgia executed Troy Davis on Wednesday night for the murder of an off-duty police officer, a crime he denied committing right to the end as supporters around the world mourned and declared that an innocent man was put to death. Defiant to the end, he told relatives of Mark MacPhail that […]
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Troy Davis Has Much Support, Little Hope
Update: Click here to read “Ga. High Court Rejects Plea to Stop Davis Execution” ATLANTA (AP) — Yet another appeal denied, Troy Davis was left with little to do Tuesday but wait to be executed for a murder he insists he did not commit. He lost his most realistic chance to avoid lethal injection on […]
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Update: T.I. Arrives at Halfway House with Entourage
ATLANTA (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper T.I. stepped off a luxury motor coach bus Wednesday evening to start serving the rest of his time in a halfway house for a probation violation with a new book deal and TV reality show waiting for him. The artist, whose real name is Clifford Harris, earlier left the Forrest […]
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Rapper T.I. Released from Prison 1 Month Early
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta-based rapper T.I. was released Wednesday one month early from a federal prison in Arkansas where he was serving time for a probation violation, and he already has a new book deal and TV reality show waiting for him. The artist, whose real name is Clifford Harris, was released Wednesday morning from […]