Mark Thomason – National Freedom of Information Coalition

Charges dropped against North Georgia publisher and his lawyer

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The criminal charges against a Blue Ridge weekly newspaper publisher and his attorney, charges based on their attempts to access public records, were dropped Monday, putting to rest a case that riled media nationwide and stunned the legal community.

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Georgia Judge in Jam Despite Ending Case Against Journalist Who Filed Open Records Request

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A Georgia judge who convinced a prosecutor to indict a local newspaper publisher and his attorney after investigative reporting on use of a racial slur to describe a defendant and another man in open court now finds herself in the hot seat after the story became a national outrage.

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