A group of Georgia prosecutors has filed a lawsuit challenging a law that established an oversight commission that they argue unfairly curtails their power and undermines the will of voters but that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says merely disciplines “rogue prosecutors” for refusing to uphold the law and prosecute certain crimes.
The coalition of four district attorneys filed the lawsuit in the Fulton County Superior Court on April 16, challenging the constitutionality of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission (PAQC), which was established when Mr. Kemp signed SB 332 into law on March 13 while arguing that the community suffers when “out-of-touch” public prosecutors put politics ahead of public safety.
