WABE's Week In Review: Dekalb DA pulls out of 'Cop City' prosecution and Georgia one year on from the SCOTUS abortion ruling

June 23rd, 2023

Demonstrators gather at The King Center during a "Cop City" rally on March 9, 2023. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

BREAKING: In an exclusive interview with @waberosescott, DeKalb's @SherryBostonDA says she’s withdrawing from cases related to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, citing “fundamentally different prosecution philosophies” with @Georgia_AG Chris Carr.https://t.co/u4tdrf6LOf
— WABE News (@wabenews) June 23, 2023

The one year mark…

One year ago, Democrats suffered one of the most stinging political defeats in recent history as the Supreme Court, which had been methodically stocked with conservative appointees, eliminated the nationwide right to abortion.https://t.co/Mckddccuug
— WABE News (@wabenews) June 22, 2023

‘Forever’ honored…

Congressional leaders unveiled a new stamp Wednesday in a Capitol ceremony commemorating former Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon who served more than three decades in Congress and died in 2020.https://t.co/d2MZ4gfaCC
— WABE News (@wabenews) June 22, 2023

Also in this episode…

–Chamian Cruz reports on Fulton County’s Sheriff threatening to sue the Board of Commissioners over a resolution asking him to give regular updates on the condition of the jail’s facilities.