The Appeal, Inc. v, Oliver

The ACLU of Georgia and the Law Offices of Gerry Weber filed a lawsuit on behalf of the non-profit news organization The Appeal, Inc., challenging the arbitrary restrictions that the State of Georgia places on media witnesses during executions. The lawsuit names the Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison Warden Shawn Emmons, and Georgia Attorney General Christopher M. Carr as violating the Georgia Constitution and the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by denying The Appeal and the general public information that they need to be accurately informed about executions carried out by the State.