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All but one of Eagle 8 cleared in trial Thursday
UPDATED | 6:43 p.m. An Atlanta judge capped a crumbling case against the Eagle 8 on Thursday, handing down not guilty verdicts to three men still facing charges from the Eagle raid last September. READ MORE »
Cops in Eagle raid to receive subpoenas
An Atlanta City Council committee voted unanimously Monday to issue subpoenas to 18 police officers as part of an investigation into the raid of the Atlanta Eagle last September. READ MORE »
Lesbian now chairs Atlanta’s police review board
The Atlanta Citizen Review Board, which is investigating complaints tied to the Eagle raid, recently elected a lesbian as its chair, elevating a member who has served since the board’s inception in 2007. READ MORE »
Reed says Eagle suit complicates investigation
Mayor Kasim Reed continues his strong yet cautious approach to speaking out about the Atlanta Eagle raid, but says an independent investigation into police conduct is bogged down in legal concerns. READ MORE »
Police accused of stonewalling Eagle probe
The Atlanta Police Department, under fire from some LGBT activists since the Eagle raid last year, is facing renewed criticism for the refusal of more than two-dozen officers to answer questions about the raid. READ MORE »
Kyle Keyser tapped for police chief search
Citizen provocateur Kyle Keyser, the gay former candidate for mayor and anti-crime activist, has been tapped by Mayor Kasim Reed to help find Atlanta's next police chief. READ MORE »
Eagle 8 trial postponed until March 11
The on again, off again trial for the Eagle 8 is off–again. The eight men arrested in the Sept. 10 raid on the Midtown gay bar won't get their day in court until mid-March. READ MORE »
Eagle 8 trial to open next week after all
The trial for the Eagle 8–the eight men arrested in the Sept. 10 raid of the Atlanta Eagle–will open Feb. 4 after all, according to the office of the judge overseeing the proceedings. READ MORE »
Judge delays trial for Eagle 8 defendants
The trial of the eight men arrested during the Atlanta Police Department's Sept. 10 raid of the gay bar has been postponed, another delay in the legal case that has entered its fifth month. READ MORE »
Moving lesbian police major prompts criticism
The Atlanta Police Department's highest-ranking, openly-gay commander was sent packing to the airport, a move that prompted outrage from her supporters though little notice from LGBT activists. READ MORE »
City’s top cop says LGBT liaison stays in place
Atlanta's new police chief said he will leave in place the department's LGBT liaison, but "tweak" how the position is integrated into investigations that impact gay and lesbian residents of the city. READ MORE »
Reed pledges action if city at fault in Eagle raid
Mayor Kasim Reed pledged to take “appropriate action” if an ongoing investigation and lawsuit shows that the police department acted inappropriately during the raid at the Atlanta Eagle. READ MORE »
City Council sends Eagle resolution to committee
The Atlanta City Council voted Monday to send a resolution apologizing to the patrons and employees of the Eagle over the bar’s September raid to a committee for further study READ MORE »
D’oh! Top cop brags; city sees another shooting
As if almost on cue, a party-goer at a Midtown club was shot overnight as Chief Richard Pennington tries to convince us that we're better off after his seven-year tenure at the Atlanta Police Department. READ MORE »
Eagle patrons file federal lawsuit over raid
Some 19 people detained during the Eagle raid fired back Tuesday, filing a federal lawsuit against the city, its police chief and four-dozen officers claiming violations of federal and state laws. READ MORE »
Will police stonewalling impact Eagle probe?
The Atlanta Police Department won't cooperate with an oversight panel probing alleged misconduct involving a lesbian couple, which could portend how a probe into the Eagle raid unfolds. READ MORE »
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